“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 John 1 contains 10 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.