11 translations · Greek
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- KJV King James Version
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- ASV American Standard Version
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- if we may say, “We have no sin,” we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- If we claim to be sinless we only fool ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- if we may say — 'we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;
- DBY Darby Translation
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐὰν | Ean | If | G1437 ἐάν if |
| εἴπωμεν | eipōmen | we say | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| ὅτι | hoti | — | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | sin | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| οὐκ | ouk | no | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἔχομεν | echomen | we have | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | ourselves | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| πλανῶμεν | planōmen | we deceive | G4105 πλανάω to lead astray |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀλήθεια | alētheia | truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἔστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἡμῖν | hēmin | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
Related verses
- Romans 3:23
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
- Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn’t sin.
- James 3:2
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
- Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
- 1 John 2:4
One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
- 1 John 1:10
If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- Job 15:14
What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
- Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”
- Isaiah 64:6
For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
- Psalm 143:2
Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Read all of 1 John 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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