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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
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
ὁμολογῶμενhomologōmencon- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give …
τὰςtasthe
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
πιστόςpistosbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
δίκαιοςdikaiosjust, meet, right(-eous)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἀφῇaphēcry, forgive, forsake
ἡμῖνhēminI
τὰςtasthe
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)
καὶkaiand / also
καθαρίσῃkatharisē(make) clean(-se), purge, purify
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
ἀπὸapofrom
πάσηςpasēsall / every
ἀδικίαςadikiasiniquity, unjust, unrighteousness
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
ὁμολογῶμενhomologōmencon- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give …
τὰςtasthe
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
πιστόςpistosbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
δίκαιοςdikaiosjust, meet, right(-eous)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἀφῇaphēcry, forgive, forsake
ἡμῖνhēminI
τὰςtasthe
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)
καὶkaiand / also
καθαρίσῃkatharisē(make) clean(-se), purge, purify
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
ἀπὸapofrom
πάσηςpasēsall / every
ἀδικίαςadikiasiniquity, unjust, unrighteousness

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