1 John

1 John 1:9

⁹If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
we confess	ὁμολογῶμεν	homologōmen	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G3670 I confess, profess, acknowledge, praise
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
sins	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
He is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
faithful	πιστός	pistos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
just	δίκαιος	dikaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
forgive	ἀφῇ	aphē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
sins	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to cleanse	καθαρίσῃ	katharisē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2511 I make clean
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
all	πάσης	pasēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
unrighteousness	ἀδικίας	adikias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G93 unrighteousness

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 32:5 · Proverbs 28:13 · Jeremiah 33:8 · Psalm 51:2–5 · 1 John 1:7 · Ezekiel 36:25 · Hebrews 10:23 · 1 Timothy 1:15 · Ezekiel 37:23 · Nehemiah 1:6 · 1 Corinthians 1:9 · Lamentations 3:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.