1 John 3:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.

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  • 1 John 5:17 : 17 All vnrighteousnesse is sinne, but there is a sinne not vnto death.
  • Rom 3:20 : 20 Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.
  • Rom 4:15 : 15 For the Lawe causeth wrath: for where no Lawe is, there is no transgression.
  • 2 Cor 12:21 : 21 I feare least when I come againe, my God abase me among you, and I shall bewaile many of them which haue sinned already, and haue not repented of the vncleannesse, and fornication, and wantonnesse which they haue committed.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust. 8 But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead. 9 For I once was aliue, wtout the Law: but when the commandement came, sinne reuiued, 10 But I died: and the same commandement which was ordeined vnto life, was found to be vnto me vnto death. 11 For sinne tooke occasion by the commandement, and deceiued me, and thereby slewe me. 12 Wherefore the Lawe is holy, and that commandement is holy, and iust, and good. 13 Was that then which is good, made death vnto me? God forbid: but sinne, that it might appeare sinne, wrought death in me by that which is good, that sinne might be out of measure sinfull by the commandement.
  • Num 15:31 : 31 Because he hath despised the worde of the Lord, and hath broken his commandement: that person shalbe vtterly cut off: his iniquitie shalbe vpon him.
  • 1 Sam 15:24 : 24 Then Saul sayde vnto Samuel, I haue sinned: for I haue transgressed the commaundement of the Lord, and thy wordes, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voyce.
  • 1 Kgs 8:47 : 47 Yet if they turne againe vnto their heart in the lande (to the which they be caryed away captiues) and returne and pray vnto thee in the lande of them that caryed them away captiues, saying, We haue sinned, we haue transgressed, and done wickedly,
  • 1 Chr 10:13 : 13 So Saul dyed for his transgression, that he committed against the Lord, euen against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and in that he sought & asked counsel of a familiar spirit,
  • 2 Chr 24:20 : 20 And the Spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the Priest, which stoode aboue the people, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth God, Why transgresse ye the commaundements of the Lorde? surely ye shall not prosper: because ye haue forsaken the Lorde, he also hath forsaken you.
  • Isa 53:8 : 8 Hee was taken out from prison, and from iudgement: and who shall declare his age? For he was cut out of the lande of the liuing: for the transgression of my people was he plagued.
  • Dan 9:11 : 11 Yea, all Israel haue transgressed thy Lawe, and are turned backe, and haue not heard thy voyce: therefore the curse is powred vpon vs, and the othe that is written in the Lawe of Moses the seruant of God, because we haue sinned against him.
  • Jas 2:9-9 : 9 But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours. 10 For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Lawe, and yet faileth in one poynt, hee is guiltie of all. 11 For he that saide, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, saide also, Thou shalt not kill. Nowe though thou doest none adulterie, yet if thou killest, thou art a transgressour of the Lawe.
  • Jas 5:15 : 15 And the prayer of faith shall saue the sicke, and the Lord shall raise him vp: and if he haue committed sinnes, they shalbe forgiuen him.
  • 1 John 3:8-9 : 8 He that comitteth sinne, is of the deuil: for the deuill sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose was made manifest that Sonne of God, that he might loose the workes of the deuil. 9 Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remaineth in him, neither can hee sinne, because he is borne of God.

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    5And ye knowe that hee was made manifest, that he might take away our sinnes, and in him is no sinne.

    6Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him.

    7Litle children, let no man deceiue you: he that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, as hee is righteous.

    8He that comitteth sinne, is of the deuil: for the deuill sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose was made manifest that Sonne of God, that he might loose the workes of the deuil.

    9Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remaineth in him, neither can hee sinne, because he is borne of God.

    10In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

  • 1 John 5:17-18
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    17All vnrighteousnesse is sinne, but there is a sinne not vnto death.

    18We know that whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himselfe, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

  • 1 John 1:6-10
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    6If wee say that wee haue fellowship with him, and walke in darkenesse, we lie, and doe not truly:

    7But if we walke in the light as he is in the light, we haue fellowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.

    8If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and trueth is not in vs.

    9If we acknowledge our sinnes, he is faithfull and iust, to forgiue vs our sinnes, & to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes.

    10If we say we haue not sinned, wee make him a liar, and his word is not in vs.

  • Jas 2:9-11
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    9But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours.

    10For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Lawe, and yet faileth in one poynt, hee is guiltie of all.

    11For he that saide, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, saide also, Thou shalt not kill. Nowe though thou doest none adulterie, yet if thou killest, thou art a transgressour of the Lawe.

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    3And euery man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himselfe, euen as he is pure.

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    17Therefore, to him that knoweth howe to doe well, and doeth it not, to him it is sinne.

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    34Iesus answered them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, that whosoeuer committeth sinne, is the seruant of sinne.

  • 1 John 2:1-2
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    1My litle children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not: and if any man sinne, wee haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ, the Iust.

    2And he is the reconciliation for our sinnes: and not for ours onely, but also for the sinnes of the whole world.

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    15For the Lawe causeth wrath: for where no Lawe is, there is no transgression.

  • Rom 2:12
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    12For as many as haue sinned without the Lawe, shall perish also without the Lawe: and as many as haue sinned in the Lawe, shall be iudged by the Lawe,

  • Rom 3:20
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    20Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.

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    7What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust.

    8But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.

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    20For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued.

    21But he that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deedes might bee made manifest, that they are wrought according to God.

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    9Whosoeuer transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Sonne.

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    12Wherefore, as by one man sinne entred into ye world, & death by sinne, and so death went ouer all men: in who all men haue sinned.

    13For vnto the time of the Law was sinne in the worlde, but sinne is not imputed, while there is no lawe.

  • 2 Cor 5:21
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    21For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, which knewe no sinne, that we should be made the righteousnesse of God in him.

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    15Then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death.

  • 1 John 2:29
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    29If ye know that he is righteous, know ye that he which doeth righteously, is borne of him.

  • 1 Tim 1:9-10
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    9Knowing this, that the Lawe is not giuen vnto a righteous man, but vnto the lawles and disobedient, to the vngodly, and to sinners, to the vnholy, and to the prophane, to murtherers of fathers and mothers, to manslayers,

    10To whoremongers, to buggerers, to menstealers, to lyers, to the periured, and if there be any other thing, that is contrary to wholesome doctrine,

  • Lev 5:17
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    17Also if any sinne and doe against any of the commaundementes of the Lorde, which ought not to be done, and knowe not and sinne and beare his iniquitie,

  • 1 Cor 6:18
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    18Flee fornication: euery sinne that a man doeth, is without the bodie: but hee that committeth fornication, sinneth against his owne bodie.

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    9What then? Are we more excellent? No, in no wise: for we haue alreadie prooued, that all, both Iewes and Gentiles are vnder sinne,

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    3Or hath found that which was lost, and denieth it, and sweareth falsely, for any of these things that a man doeth, wherein he sinneth:

  • Num 5:6
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    6Speake vnto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sinne that men commit, and transgresse against the Lorde, when that person shall trespasse,

  • Rom 7:17
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    17Nowe then, it is no more I, that doe it, but sinne that dwelleth in me.

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    20Moreouer the Law entred thereupon that the offence shoulde abound: neuerthelesse, where sinne abounded, there grace abounded much more:

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    23For there is no difference: for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glorie of God,

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    3For (that that was impossible to ye Lawe, in as much as it was weake, because of ye flesh) God sending his owne Sonne, in ye similitude of sinful flesh, & for sinne, condened sinne in the flesh,

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    14For we knowe that the Law is spirituall, but I am carnall, solde vnder sinne.

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    4Hee that saith, I knowe him, and keepeth not his commaundements, is a liar, and the trueth is not in him.

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    2But we know that the iudgement of God is according to trueth, against them which comit such things.

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    6He that saith he remaineth in him, ought euen so to walke, as he hath walked.

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    15What then? shall we sinne, because we are not vnder the Law, but vnder grace? God forbid.