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What Is Sin

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1 John 3:4

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

Romans 6:23

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 3:23

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

James 4:17

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

1 John 5:17

all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death.

1 John 1:9

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

Galatians 5:19–21

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Romans 14:23

and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because <FI>it is<Fi> not of faith; and all that <FI>is<Fi> not of faith is sin.

Romans 5:12

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

1 Corinthians 6:9–10

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

John 3:16

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Isaiah 64:6

And we are as unclean--all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf--all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.

Psalms 51:5

Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

James 1:14–15

and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed, — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 5:21

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

Matthew 12:31–32

Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you--from hearing.

John 3:16–17

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Matthew 5:48

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens is perfect.

1 Peter 2:24

who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

James 1:15

afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

1 John 2:2

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

Hebrews 10:26

For we--wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth--no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,

Galatians 6:1

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

Genesis 3:1–24

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?' — read the full passage →

1 John 1:6

if we may say--`we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk--we lie, and do not the truth;

Colossians 3:5–6

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry-- — read the full passage →

Romans 14:1–23

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

1 John 1:7–9

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light--we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin; — read the full passage →

Galatians 5:16

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

1 John 1:8–10

if we may say--`we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us; — read the full passage →

1 John 1:8

if we may say--`we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

Romans 3:20

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

1 John 1:7

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light--we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

Revelation 1:1

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Proverbs 6:16–19

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 9:28

so also the Christ, once having been offered to bear the sins of many, a second time, apart from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those waiting for him--to salvation!

Colossians 3:5

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry--

Romans 7:1–25

Are ye ignorant, brethren--for to those knowing law I speak--that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth? — read the full passage →

Romans 5:8

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

Genesis 4:7

Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'

John 8:34

Jesus answered them, `Verily, verily, I say to you--Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

Luke 17:3–4

`Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him, — read the full passage →

Mark 7:20–23

And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; — read the full passage →

Matthew 12:31

Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

James 4:4

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

Romans 3:23–24

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God-- — read the full passage →

Acts 17:30

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

Isaiah 1:18

Come, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!

1 John 1:10

if we may say--`we have not sinned,' a liar we make Him, and His word is not in us.

Romans 4:15

for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither <FI>is<Fi> transgression.

James 5:19–20

Brethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back, — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:3

`And why dost thou behold the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thy brother's eye, and the beam that <FI>is<Fi> in thine own eye dost not consider?

Matthew 5:28

but I--I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

James 4:7

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

2 Timothy 3:1–5

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 5:17

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

Romans 1:1–32

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God-- — read the full passage →

Romans 5:1–21

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

Mark 3:29

but whoever may speak evil in regard to the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness--to the age, but is in danger of age-during judgment;'

Ephesians 2:8–9

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

Ephesians 1:7

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,

Romans 5:12–21

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin; — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 6:19–20

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

Romans 1:28–32

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly; — read the full passage →

Luke 12:47–48

`And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes, — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:17–20

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth? — read the full passage →

Psalms 69:5

O God, Thou--Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

1 Peter 4:8

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

Psalms 51:1–2

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 30:15–16

`See, I have set before thee to-day life and good, and death and evil, — read the full passage →

1 John 1:1–10

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life-- — read the full passage →

2 Peter 2:20–21

for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first, — read the full passage →

Romans 1:26–27

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature; — read the full passage →

John 5:14

After these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, `Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.'

Luke 24:47

and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:

Mark 3:28–29

`Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil, — read the full passage →

Psalms 58:3

The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

Leviticus 20:13

`And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

Leviticus 18:22

`And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it <FI>is<Fi> .

Revelation 21:8

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

1 John 3:8–10

he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil; — read the full passage →

1 John 1:3

that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship <FI>is<Fi> with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;

Ephesians 5:3

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

Romans 6:15

What then? shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? let it not be!

Romans 3:10–12

according as it hath been written--`There is none righteous, not even one; — read the full passage →

John 8:24

I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am <FI>he<Fi> , ye shall die in your sins.'

Matthew 23:23

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law--the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved <FI>you<Fi> to do, and those not to neglect.

Matthew 6:14

`For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you--your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens;

Psalms 119:133

My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.

1 Peter 3:8–12

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 10:31

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Romans 5:1

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 6:11

And certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

Romans 12:2

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Romans 10:9–13

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved, — read the full passage →

Romans 3:19–20

And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God; — read the full passage →

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