{If we say} (ean eip(936d)en). See verse  6 . {We have no sin}
(hamartian ouk echomen). For this phrase see  Joh 9:41  15:22,24 . That is, we have no personal guilt, no principle of
sin. This some of the Gnostics held, since matter was evil and
the soul was not contaminated by the sinful flesh, a thin
delusion with which so-called Christian scientists delude
themselves today. {We deceive ourselves} (heautous plan(936d)en).
Present active indicative of plana(935c), to lead astray. We do not
deceive others who know us. Negative statement again of the same
idea, "the truth is not in us."