1 John 1:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
1 John 1:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 1:815 words
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
εἴπωμενeipōmensay
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἁμαρτίανhamartianoffence, sin(-ful)
οὐκouknot
ἔχομενechomenhave
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
πλανῶμενplanōmengo astray, deceive, err
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
ἀλήθειαalētheiatruth
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἡμῖνhēminI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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