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1 John 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

1 John 1:9 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 1:920 words
GreekMeaning
ἐὰνean
IfwordG1437
ὁμολογῶμενhomologōmen
we shall confessverbG3670
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sinsnounG266
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
πιστόςpistos
faithfuladjectiveG4103
ἐστινestin
He isverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δίκαιοςdikaios
justadjectiveG1342
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ἀφῇaphē
He may forgiveverbG863
ἡμῖνhēmin
uspronounG1473
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
our sinsnounG266
καὶkai
andwordG2532
καθαρίσῃkatharisē
may cleanseverbG2511
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
πάσηςpasēs
alladjectiveG3956
ἀδικίαςadikias
unrighteousnessnounG93
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Yuki TanakaNote1mo ago
Confession and Cleansing
I'm a Catholic who stopped going to confession twenty years ago because I was tired of feeling guilty. The whole structure seemed designed to keep you shameful. I'd confess the same sins over and over...
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