1 John 1:8
1 John · New Testament · Chapter 1
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”1 John 1:8
What Does 1 John 1:8 Mean?
1 John 1:8 is found in the book of 1 John, chapter 1, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 John 1:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 3:23“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”Proverbs 28:13“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”John 14:6“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”Ecclesiastes 7:20“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”James 3:2“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”Isaiah 53:6“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”Romans 3:10“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”1 John 2:4“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”1 John 2:1“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”1 John 1:10“If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”Job 15:14“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?”Proverbs 20:9“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”Isaiah 64:6“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”Psalms 143:2“And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.”Romans 5:12“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”Galatians 6:3“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”Luke 18:13“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”Galatians 6:7“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”Luke 15:18“I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,”John 9:41“Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.”
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