6 Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι κοινωνίαν ἔχομενεχομεν rell ¦ εχωμεν [14%] μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ σκότει περιπατοῦμεν,περιπατουμεν f35 [29%] ¦ περιπατωμεν ℵA,B,C [71%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (The verb ‘say’ is properly Subjunctive, being controlled by εαν, but the verbs ‘have’ and ‘walk’ are part of a statement and are properly Indicative—only if we are in fact walking in darkness do we become liars for claiming to be in fellowship. So περιπατουμεν is correct.) ψευδόμεθα καὶ οὐ ποιοῦμεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν. 7 Ἐὰν δὲδε rell ¦ --- [1.6%] ECM [!?] ἐν τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶμεν ὡς αὐτός ἐστιν ἐν τῷ φωτί, κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ᾿ ἀλλήλων, καὶ τὸ αἷμα Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦχριστου f35 A [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵB,C [5%] NU τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ καθαρίζει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας.
God forgives confessed sin
8 Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν καὶ ἡ Ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.ουκ εστιν εν ημιν rell ¦ ∼ 3412 A,C [19%] 9 Ἐὰν ὁμολογῶμεν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν, πιστός ἐστιν καὶ δίκαιος ἵνα ἀφῇ ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας καὶ καθαρίσῃκαθαριση rell ¦ καθαρισει A [12%] ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀδικίας.