1 John 1:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 If we claim that we have fellowship with him
while we continue to live in darkness,
we are lying and do not live in the truth.
7 However, if we live in the light
as he himself is in the light,
then we have fellowship with one another,
and the blood of Jesus his Son
purifies us from all sin.
Deliverance from Sin[a]
8 If we claim that we are sinless,
we are only deceiving ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:8 Christians do not live in some superior spiritual sphere far removed from our daily lives on earth. We must in all honesty acknowledge that sin is present in our lives with all its weight. If we do not do so, we oppose the whole experience attested by Scripture and render insignificant the voluntary sacrifice that Christ made of himself so that human beings might have life. Deliverance from sin is obtained not by evasion but by the act of God who forgives and justifies us in the very depths of our being.
1 John 1:6-8
New International Version
6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(A) we lie and do not live out the truth.(B) 7 But if we walk in the light,(C) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.(D)
8 If we claim to be without sin,(E) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(F)
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:7 Or every
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