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NASB | 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.] |
Subject: Is sinless perfection possible on earth? |
Bible Note: Greetings Ed! my quote was from the NIV, which says 'keeps on sinning'. The justification for that is present tense of the verbs used, which usually indicate ongoing action in the present time. Not everyone agrees with that translation, but I do. Thus, 1 John 3:6 is not referring to individual acts of sin, but an habitual pattern of ongoing sin. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |