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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/1_john/1.htm">New International Version</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/nlt/1_john/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. <a href="/esv/1_john/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/bsb/1_john/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/blb/1_john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and just, that He may forgive us our sins and might cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/kjv/1_john/1.htm">King James Bible</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/nkjv/1_john/1.htm">New King James Version</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/nasb_/1_john/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/nasb/1_john/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/nasb77/1_john/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/lsb/1_john/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/amp/1_john/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose]. <a href="/csb/1_john/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/hcsb/1_john/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/asv/1_john/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/cev/1_john/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away. <a href="/erv/1_john/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/gwt/1_john/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> God is faithful and reliable. If we confess our sins, he forgives them and cleanses us from everything we've done wrong. <a href="/gnt/1_john/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. <a href="/isv/1_john/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> If we make it our habit to confess our sins, in his faithful righteousness he forgives us for those sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/msb/1_john/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/net/1_john/1.htm">NET Bible</a> But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/nheb/1_john/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/wbt/1_john/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/wey/1_john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If we confess our sins, He is so faithful and just that He forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/web/1_john/1.htm">World English Bible</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_john/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if we may confess our sins, He is steadfast and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness; <a href="/blb/1_john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and just, that He may forgive us our sins and might cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/ylt/1_john/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness; <a href="/slt/1_john/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just that he let go sins to us, and cleanse us from all injustice.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_john/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all iniquity. <a href="/cpdv/1_john/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity. <a href="/nabre/1_john/1.htm">New American Bible</a> If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing. <a href="/nrsvce/1_john/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_john/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_john/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But if we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and he will purge us from all our evil.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_john/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/godbey/1_john/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous that he may forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/haweis/1_john/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> If we confess our sins, faithful is he and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/mace/1_john/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if we confess our sins, as he is faithful and just, he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all iniquity. <a href="/wey/1_john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If we confess our sins, He is so faithful and just that He forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/worrell/1_john/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/worsley/1_john/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness: <a href="/parallel/1_john/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlZ5ywDtQGE?start=85" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_john/1.htm">Walking in the Light</a> …8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9<a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/3670.htm" title="3670: homologōmen (V-PSA-1P) -- From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.">we confess</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartias (N-AFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sins,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">He is</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103: pistos (Adj-NMS) -- Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.">faithful</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaios (Adj-NMS) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">just</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphē (V-ASA-3S) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">forgive</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">our</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartias (N-AFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sins</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2511.htm" title="2511: katharisē (V-ASA-3S) -- To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse.">to cleanse</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/93.htm" title="93: adikias (N-GFS) -- Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. From adikos; injustice; morally, wrongfulness.">unrighteousness.</a> 10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a> Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Proverbs 28:13</a> He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a> Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. <a href="/luke/15-21.htm">Luke 15:21-24</a> The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ / But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. / Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a> “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, <a href="/matthew/6-14.htm">Matthew 6:14-15</a> For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. / But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours. <a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a> and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a> No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a> that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a> Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a> In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Daniel 9:4-5</a> And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, / we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.we confess.<a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a> If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; … <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47</a> Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;<a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37,38</a> Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; … he is.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a> Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;<a href="/lamentations/3-23.htm">Lamentations 3:23</a> They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.<a href="/1_corinthians/1-9.htm">1 Corinthians 1:9</a> God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.just.<a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21</a> Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.<a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a> Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.<a href="/romans/3-26.htm">Romans 3:26</a> To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.and to.<a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a> But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.<a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a> Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.<a href="/psalms/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2</a> Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">Cleanses</a> <a href="/james/5-16.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-8.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/luke/7-50.htm">Forgives</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/james/4-8.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-8.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-9.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">Word</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-11.htm">Cleanses</a> <a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/3_john/1-5.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/1_john/2-12.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Forgives</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/1_john/2-4.htm">True.</a> <a href="/1_john/5-17.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/1_john/2-29.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/1_john/1-10.htm">Word</a> <a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">1 John 1</div>1. <a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">He describes the person of Christ, in whom we have eternal life, by a communion with God;</a> 5. <a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">to which we must adjoin by walking in the light.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_john/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>If we confess our sins Confession in the biblical context involves acknowledging one's sins before God. This practice is rooted in the Old Testament, where confession was often accompanied by repentance and sacrifice (<a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Leviticus 5:5-6</a>). The act of confession is not merely verbal but involves a heartfelt recognition of one's wrongdoing and a turning away from sin. In the New Testament, confession is linked to the forgiveness offered through Jesus Christ (<a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a>). The Greek word for "confess" (homologeo) implies agreement with God about the nature of sin, emphasizing the importance of honesty and humility in the believer's relationship with God.He is faithful and just God's faithfulness is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, highlighting His unwavering commitment to His promises (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/1-9.htm">1 Corinthians 1:9</a>). His justice ensures that He acts in accordance with His righteous nature. The combination of faithfulness and justice assures believers that God will respond to confession with forgiveness, as He has promised through the covenant established by Jesus' sacrifice (<a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a>). This phrase underscores God's reliability and moral integrity, assuring believers that He will not overlook sin but will address it in a manner consistent with His character.to forgive us our sins Forgiveness is a central tenet of the Christian faith, made possible through the atoning work of Jesus Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>). In the Old Testament, forgiveness was often associated with the sacrificial system, which foreshadowed Christ's ultimate sacrifice (<a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a>). The New Testament reveals that through Jesus' death and resurrection, believers receive complete forgiveness, liberating them from the penalty of sin (<a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13-14</a>). This forgiveness restores the believer's relationship with God, allowing for spiritual renewal and growth.and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness Cleansing from unrighteousness goes beyond forgiveness, involving a purification process that transforms the believer's life. This concept is rooted in the purification rituals of the Old Testament (<a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a>) and is fulfilled in Christ, who purifies believers through His blood (<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>). The cleansing process is ongoing, as believers are continually sanctified by the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:23</a>). This phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of God's redemptive work, which not only forgives but also purifies, enabling believers to live in righteousness and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of 1 John, one of Jesus' original twelve disciples, known for his close relationship with Christ and his emphasis on love and truth. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The audience of this letter, consisting of early Christians who were facing false teachings and needed reassurance of their faith. 3. <a href="/topical/c/confession.htm">Confession</a> The act of acknowledging one's sins before God, which is central to the verse and the process of receiving forgiveness. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God's Faithfulness and Justice</a> Attributes of God highlighted in this verse, emphasizing His reliability and fairness in forgiving sins. 5. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_cleansing.htm">Forgiveness and Cleansing</a> The divine actions promised to believers who confess, signifying both the removal of guilt and the purification from sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_confession.htm">The Importance of Confession</a> Confession is not just a ritual but a heartfelt acknowledgment of our sins before God. It is essential for maintaining a healthy relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God's Faithfulness and Justice</a> God's promise to forgive is rooted in His unchanging nature. His faithfulness ensures that He will do what He has promised, and His justice ensures that forgiveness is granted through the sacrifice of Jesus. <a href="/topical/t/the_dual_aspect_of_forgiveness_and_cleansing.htm">The Dual Aspect of Forgiveness and Cleansing</a> Forgiveness removes the guilt of sin, while cleansing purifies us from its effects. This dual action restores our fellowship with God and renews our spiritual vitality. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_light.htm">Living in the Light</a> Confession is part of walking in the light, as mentioned earlier in 1 John. It involves living transparently before God and others, free from the burden of hidden sin. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_for_believers.htm">Encouragement for Believers</a> This verse offers assurance and hope. No matter how great our sins, God's grace is greater, and He is ready to forgive and cleanse us when we come to Him in repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_john_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 John 1</a> <a href="/q/how_does_confession_heal_and_forgive.htm">How does confession lead to forgiveness and healing?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_receive_god's_forgiveness.htm">How can people receive forgiveness and healing from God?</a> <a href="/q/should_christians_seek_daily_forgiveness.htm">Must Christians seek daily forgiveness for their sins?</a> <a href="/q/does_scripture_justify_indulgences.htm">Is the sale of indulgences justified by Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_john/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - As in verse 7, we have the opposite hypothesis stated, and the thought advanced a stage. Not the exact opposite, "if we confess that we have sin;" but "if we confess our sins." It is easy to say, "I am a sinner;" but if confession is to have value it must state the definite acts of sin. The context ("deceive ourselves... he is faithful") shows that confession at the bar of the conscience and of God is meant. Circumstances must decide whether confession to man is required also, and this St. John neither forbids nor enjoins. Note the asyndeton; there is no δέ, as in verse 7. He is faithful and righteous, Δίκαιος must be rendered "righteous" rather than "just," to mark the contrast with unrighteousness ἀδικίτι, and the connexion with "Jesus Christ the Righteous" (<a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a>). To forgive... to cleanse. As explained in verse 7, the one refers to freeing us from the penalties of sin, justification; the other to freeing us from its contamination, sanctification. The sense of purpose is not wholly to be surrendered. No doubt ἵνα, like other particles, becomes weakened in later Greek; but even in later classical Greek the notion of purpose is mixed up with that of consequence. Much more is this the case in the New Testament, and especially in St. John, where what seems to us to be mere result is really design; and this higher aspect of the sequence of facts is indicated by ἵνα. It is God's nature to be faithful and righteous; but it is also his purpose to exhibit these attributes towards us; and this purpose is expressed in ἵνα ἀφῇ ἡμῖν. <a href="/commentaries/1_john/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>If ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. we confess ὁμολογῶμεν (homologōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3670.htm">Strong's 3670: </a> From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. sins, ἁμαρτίας (hamartias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> From hamartano; a sin. He is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. faithful πιστός (pistos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4103.htm">Strong's 4103: </a> Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. just δίκαιος (dikaios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. forgive ἀφῇ (aphē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications. us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [our] τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sins ἁμαρτίας (hamartias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> From hamartano; a sin. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to cleanse καθαρίσῃ (katharisē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2511.htm">Strong's 2511: </a> To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. all πάσης (pasēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. unrighteousness. ἀδικίας (adikias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_93.htm">Strong's 93: </a> Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. 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