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1 John 1:9
“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, King James Version (KJV)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
World English Bible (WEB)
1 John 1 (KJV)
- 1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
- 2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
- 3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
- 4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
- 5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
- 7But 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.
- 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- 10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Related verses
Passages that readers often connect with 1 John 1:9, in the King James Version.
Psalm 32:5
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
Psalm 51:2–5
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. …
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.
Ezekiel 36:25
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
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