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 \v 7 But living in a pure manner, as God is living in a pure manner in every way, is like living in God's light. If we do that, we can join together with each other, and God forgives us and accepts us because Jesus died for us.
 
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-\v 8 Those who say that they have never sinned are deceiving themselves, and are refusing to believe what God says about them.
+\v 8 Those who say that they have never sinned are deceiving themselves and are refusing to believe what God says about them.
 \v 9 But God always does what he says he will do, and what he does is always right. So if we admit to him that we have sinned, he will forgive us for our sins and will free us from the guilt of everything we have done wrong. Because of that, we should admit to him that we have sinned.
 \v 10 Because God says that everyone has sinned, those who say that they have never sinned talk as though God lies! They reject what God says about us!