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If we say, 'We have no sin,' we are deceiving ourselves, and truth has no place in us; 9if we acknowledge our sins, he is trustworthy and upright, so that he will forgive our sinsand will cleanse us from all evil.
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1My children, I am writing this to prevent you from sinning; but if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright.
acknowledge = ὁμολογέω = homologeō
to confess, declare, admit; to agree; to agree with, assent; to concede; not to deny, i. e. to confess; declare
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
agree with, say the same thing as; to be coordinated; grant, concede, acknowledge; confess
sin = ἁμαρτία = hamartia
lit., "a missing of the mark;" moral obliquity; to be without a share in; to err, be mistaken; to miss or wander from the path; to do or go wrong; violate God's law; offence; a bad action, some particular evil deed
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
a failure, fault; error; guilt
Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament
missing of a mark or aim; a failing to grasp; to be without one’s share of, to miss; a failing and missing the true end and scope of our lives
forgive = ἀφίημι = aphiēmi
set free; to remit or forgive; the remission of the punishment due to sinful conduct, the deliverance of the sinner from the penalty; the complete removal of the cause of offense; to let go, let alone, let be; to leave, not to discuss now (a topic)
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
send forth, discharge; let fall from one's grasp; give up or hand over to; send away; let go, loose, set free; release; dissolve, disband; put away, divorce; get rid of; leave alone, pass by, neglect; suffer, permit; give up doing; send forth from oneself; loose something of one's own from; let go of
cleanse= καθαρίζω = katharizō
to make clean; purging; make free from admixture; to free from defilement of sin and from faults; to consecrate, dedicate; purify
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
Sift; purify; clear
advocate = παράκλητος = paraklētos
lit., "called to one's side," i.e., to one's aid; one who pleads another's cause, an intercessor, advocate; in the widest sense, it signifies a "succorer, comforter”; summoned, called to one's side, esp. called to one's aid; one who pleads another's cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an advocate; one who pleads another's cause with one, an intercessor
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
called to one's aid; summoned, intercessor
The principles described here parallel those laid out in 1 Kings 8:46-50, Proverbs 28:13, and the other scriptures collected in Wisdom Principles--Confessing Sin. See also A good confession is like restarting your computer and Confession also seems to be a lot like composting
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