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1 John 1:8

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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1 John 1:8 has 27 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 27 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 3:23 (52 votes) and Ecclesiastes 7:20 (43 votes). 78 other verses point back to it. It links with 36 other books, from Genesis 12 to 3 John 1.

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Which verses does 1 John 1:8 point to?

The 20 strongest of 27, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 3:2352 votes

    for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

  2. Ecclesiastes 7:2043 votes

    Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

  3. James 3:241 votes

    We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

  4. Isaiah 53:634 votes

    We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

  5. 1 John 2:428 votes

    If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

  6. 1 John 1:1025 votes

    If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

  7. Job 15:1424 votes

    What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

  8. Proverbs 20:924 votes

    Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

  9. Isaiah 64:619 votes

    Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

  10. Psalm 143:218 votes

    Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

  11. Galatians 6:317 votes
  12. James 1:2613 votes
  13. 1 Kings 8:4612 votes
  14. Job 25:412 votes
  15. Job 14:411 votes
  16. 1 Timothy 6:511 votes
  17. 1 Corinthians 3:1810 votes
  18. 2 Chronicles 6:369 votes
  19. 1 John 1:69 votes

    If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

  20. 1 John 3:5–68 votes

Which verses point to 1 John 1:8?

The 10 strongest of 78.