1 JOHN 1:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us — the denial of personal sinfulness (harmartia) represents self-deception (planao seautous). Truth (aletheia) is not merely propositional but existential: it must indwell the person. The false claim destroys the possibility of fellowship with God and other believers.
Church Fathers on 1 John 1:8
For see what He says; “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:8 Consequently, if you have confessed yourself a sinner, the truth is in you: for the Truth itself is light. Your life has not yet shone in perfect brightness, because there are sins in you; but yet you have already begun to be enlightened, because there is in you the confession of sins. For see what follows: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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