Passage

A claim of having no sin

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁸If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:8World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter says that claiming to have no sin deceives the speakers themselves.

The neighboring lines describe cleansing through Jesus’ blood and confessing sins for forgiveness and cleansing.

How does claiming to have no sin affect the confession described in the next line?