Topic

Original Sin

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Isaiah 48:8

Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

Romans 5:12

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—

Psalms 51:5

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

Psalms 58:3

The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Psalms 53:3

Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Ephesians 2:1–3

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

1 John 1:8–10

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — read the full passage →

Romans 3:10–18

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; — read the full passage →

Ezekiel 18:20

The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Romans 3:23

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Psalms 14:2–3

Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God. — read the full passage →

Ezekiel 18:4

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Isaiah 59:2

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Deuteronomy 1:39

Moreover your little ones, that ye said should be a prey, and your children, that this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

Genesis 3:22

And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever—

Genesis 3:1–19

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

Romans 7:9–11

And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died; — read the full passage →

Genesis 2:17

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Job 31:18

(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 2:3

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

Romans 6:12

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

James 1:13

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

Romans 2:14–15

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves; — read the full passage →

John 3:6

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Job 15:14

What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

James 4:17

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Genesis 8:21

And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 Corinthians 15:22

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

Romans 5:19

For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

Galatians 5:19–21

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

Genesis 3:1–24

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Romans 8:7

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

1 John 3:4

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Acts 2:38

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Genesis 6:5

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

1 John 1:8

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

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

Romans 5:1–21

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

Romans 7:23

but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

Romans 5:14

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam’s transgression, who is a figure of him that was to come.

Isaiah 7:15–16

Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good. — read the full passage →

Joshua 24:14–15

Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah. — read the full passage →

1 John 1:10

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Ephesians 4:18

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

John 8:34

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

Mark 7:20–23

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:18–19

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

Genesis 1:27

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

1 Peter 1:18–19

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; — read the full passage →

James 1:15

Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

Ephesians 5:8

for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

Ephesians 2:2

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

Ephesians 2:1

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

Romans 5:12–21

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:— — read the full passage →

Romans 3:10

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

Isaiah 64:6

For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

1 John 3:8

he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

James 1:14–15

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. — read the full passage →

Romans 5:18

So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

1 John 4:8

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1 John 2:2

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

1 John 1:7–9

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin. — read the full passage →

Romans 2:15

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);

Genesis 1:31

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

1 John 3:6

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

2 Peter 2:4

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

1 Peter 2:24

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

Romans 7:18–19

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not. — read the full passage →

Romans 7:12–14

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good. — read the full passage →

Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 3:23–24

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; — read the full passage →

Proverbs 28:13

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

Romans 7:14

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Genesis 3:3

but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Revelation 21:8

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Revelation 20:14

And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, eventhe lake of fire.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

1 John 1:6

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Ephesians 2:12

that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:2–3

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; — read the full passage →

Ephesians 2:1–2

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

1 Corinthians 6:9–10

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

Romans 5:18–19

So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life. — read the full passage →

Romans 5:13

for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

Romans 7:9

And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;

Romans 2:14

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;

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