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1 John 1:8
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KJ21
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
ASV
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
AMP
If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.]
AMPC
If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude and lead ourselves astray, and the Truth [which the Gospel presents] is not in us [does not dwell in our hearts].
BRG
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
CSB
If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
CSBA
If we say, ‘We have no sin,’ we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
CEB
If we claim, “We don’t have any sin,” we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
CJB
If we claim not to have sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
CEV
If we say we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts.
DARBY
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
DLNT
If we claim that we do not have sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
DRA
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ERV
If we say that we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
EASY
If we say that we never do any wrong thing, we are deceiving ourselves. Even though we may think it is true, it is a lie.
EHV
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ESV
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ESVUK
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
EXB
If we say we ·have no sin [or have no sin nature; or are not guilty of sinning], we are ·fooling [deceiving] ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
GNV
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and truth is not in us.
GW
If we say, “We aren’t sinful” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
GNT
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us.
HCSB
If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ICB
If we say that we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ISV
If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we’re not being truthful to ourselves.
PHILLIPS
Here, then, is the message which we heard from him, and now proclaim to you: GOD IS LIGHT and no shadow of darkness can exist in him. Consequently, if we were to say that we enjoyed fellowship with him and still went on living in darkness, we should be both telling and living a lie. But if we really are living in the same light in which he eternally exists, then we have true fellowship with each other, and the blood which his Son shed for us keeps us clean from all sin. If we refuse to admit that we are sinners, then we live in a world of illusion and truth becomes a stranger to us. But if we freely admit that we have sinned, we find God utterly reliable and straightforward—he forgives our sins and makes us thoroughly clean from all that is evil. For if we take up the attitude “we have not sinned”, we flatly deny God’s diagnosis of our condition and cut ourselves off from what he has to say to us.
JUB
¶ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us.
KJV
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
AKJV
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
LSB
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
LEB
If we say that we do not have sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
TLB
If we say that we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.
MSG
If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins—simply come clean about them—he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. If we claim that we’ve never sinned, we out-and-out contradict God—make a liar out of him. A claim like that only shows off our ignorance of God.
MEV
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
MOUNCE
If we say that we are without sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
NOG
If we say, “We aren’t sinful” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NABRE
If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NASB
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
NASB1995
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
NCB
If we claim that we are sinless, we are only deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NCV
If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NET
If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
NIRV
Suppose we claim we are without sin. Then we are fooling ourselves. The truth is not in us.
NIV
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
NIVUK
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
NKJV
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NLV
If we say that we have no sin, we lie to ourselves and the truth is not in us.
NLT
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
NMB
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NRSVA
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NRSVACE
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NRSVCE
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NRSVUE
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
NTFE
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
OJB
If we make the claim that we do not have avon (sin), we cause ourselves to fall under mirmah (deceit, fraud, YESHAYAH 53:9) and HaEmes is not in us. [MISHLE 20:9; YIRMEYAH 2:35]
RGT
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. And truth is not in us.
RSV
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
RSVCE
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
TLV
If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
VOICE
If we go around bragging, “We have no sin,” then we are fooling ourselves and are strangers to the truth.
WEB
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
WE
Do we say, `We have no wrong ways'? Then we are fooling ourselves, and we do not know what is true.
WYC
If we say, that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and truth is not in us.
YLT
if we may say -- `we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;
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