1 John 1:9

Translations

Modern

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Traditional

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Literal

If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, that He may forgive us our sins and may cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Latin

Si confiteamur peccata nostra: fidelis est, et justus, ut remittat nobis peccata nostra, et emundet nos ab omni iniquitate.

Original

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English

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Notes

1 John 1:9

To stay in continual fellowship with God, we need to confess our sins to him. God promises to forgive and cleanse us, and we can trust this promise because God is faithful and just. Christ died for our sins, and his death satisfies God’s justice and removes our guilt.

1 John 1:5–2:6

Here John focuses on the first part of living in fellowship with God. To live in the light means that Christians see that they are sinners. It also means they understand that Jesus is their Advocate, the one who speaks for them and makes them right with God (see Ephesians 5:6–13).

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