1 John 1:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

1 John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Say

We deceive

2 Peter 2:13

General references

Hebrews 8:12

Bible References

Say

If we say, 'We have fellowship with him,' when we live and move in darkness, then we are lying, we are not practising the truth;

and you know he appeared to take [our] sins away. In him there is no sin;

All have sinned, all come short of the glory of God,

We all make many a slip, but whoever avoids slips of speech is a perfect man; he can bridle the whole of the body as well as the tongue.

We deceive

Let no one deceive himself about this; whoever of you imagines he is wise with this world's wisdom must become a 'fool,' if he is really to be wise.

If anyone imagines he is somebody, he is deceiving himself, for he is nobody;

Bad characters and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves;

Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves.

done out of the profits of their evil-doing. Pleasure for them is revelling in open daylight ??spots and blots, with their dissipated revelling, as they carouse in your midst! ??14 their eyes are full of harlotry, insatiable for sin; their own hearts trained to lust, they beguile unsteady souls. Accursed generation!

General references

I will be merciful to their iniquities, and remember their sins no more.