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Ifἐὰνwe sayεἴπωμενthatὅτιwe haveἡμαρτήκαμενnotοὐχsinned,ἡμαρτήκαμενwe makeποιοῦμενhimαὐτὸνa liar,ψεύστηνandκαὶhis wordὁ λόγος αὐτοῦis notοὐκ ἔστινinἐνus.ἡμῖν
1 John 1:10
Study it in the app“If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
To say we have no sin is to deceive ourselves; confessing brings forgivenessTemptation
With the Greek beneath
1 John 1:10, word by word
- we sayεἴπωμενeipōmen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipōmen” appears- we haveἡμαρτήκαμενhēmartēkamen
sin
Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.
Where else “hēmartēkamen” appears- we makeποιοῦμενpoioumen
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “poioumen” appears- a liarψεύστηνpseustēn
liar
Liar, someone who tells lies.
Where else “pseustēn” appears- his wordλόγοςlogos
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logos” appears- is notἔστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears
The context
9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, so as to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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To study 1 John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What do the writers say they have heard, seen, and touched, and why do they announce it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
The text contrasts walking in the light and in darkness (v. 5-7). What does it say happens if we walk in the light?
3. How I live it
John speaks of acknowledging our sins (v. 8-9). What is hard or easy about being honest about them, without hiding?