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What the Fathers say

1 John 1:7

Eastern Fathers

Clement of Alexandria

"And the blood of Jesus Christ His Son," he says, "cleanses us." For the doctrine of the Lord, which is very powerful, is called His blood.

From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus ↗

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another." Let us walk in the light, as He is in the light, that we may be able to have fellowship with Him. And what are we to do about our sins? Hear what follows, "And the blood of Jesus Christ His Son shall purge us from all sin." Great assurance hath God given! …

Ten Homilies on 1 John 1 ↗

Bede

And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin. For indeed, the sacrament of the Lord's passion both alleviated all past sins for us in baptism and forgives whatever we commit after baptism due to daily frailty, by the grace of the same our Redeemer. …

Commentary on the Catholic Epistles ↗