Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

1 John 1:10

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

KJV

ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι οὐχ ἡμαρτήκαμεν, ψεύστην ποιοῦμεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

Greek NT

Si dixerimus quoniam non peccavimus, mendacem facimus eum, et verbum ejus non est in nobis.

Vulgate

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

ASV

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar: and his word is not in us.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ψεύστης
pseustes
noun · 10×
ἁμαρτάνω
amartano
verb · 44×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§827"Christ, 'holy, innocent, and undefiled,' knew nothing of sin, but came only to expiate the sins of the people. the Church, however, clasping sinners to her bosom, at once holy and always in need of purification, follows constantly the path of penance and renewal."299 All members of the Church, including her ministers, must acknowledge that they are sinners.300 In everyone, the…
§2147Promises made to others in God's name engage the divine honor, fidelity, truthfulness, and authority. They must be respected in justice. To be unfaithful to them is to misuse God's name and in some way to make God out to be a liar.77
Q. What must you know to live and die in the joy of this comfort? A. Three things: first, how great my sin and misery are; second, how I am set free from all my sins and misery; third, how I am to thank God for such deliverance.
The preaching of repentance is joined with the Gospel. For so the Lord said in the Gospel: "Repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations." By repentance we understand the knowledge of one's sin, true sorrow for sin, and the earnest endeavor henceforth to serve God and follow his commandments. True repentance does not flow from what is to be s…

Cross-references

  • 1John 1:6 — If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
  • 1John 1:8 — If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  • 1John 1:8 — If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  • 1John 2:4 — He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  • 1John 2:14 — I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overc
  • 1John 5:10 — He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
  • 1John 5:10 — He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
  • 2John 1:2 — For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
  • Col 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
  • Heb 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
  • Ps 130:3 — If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
  • Ps 143:2 — And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
  • Rom 3:25 — Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;