1 John 5:17
All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin not resulting in death.
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- 1 John 3:4 : 4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.
- 1 John 5:16 : 16 If anyone sees his fellow Christian committing a sin not resulting in death, he should ask, and God will grant life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death. There is a sin resulting in death. I do not say that he should ask about that.
- Jas 1:15 : 15 Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.
- Ezek 18:26-32 : 26 When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die. 27 When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life. 28 Because he considered and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die. 29 Yet the house of Israel says,‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust? 30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity. 31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel? 32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!
- Deut 12:32 : 32 Idolatry and False Prophets(13:1) You must be careful to do everything I am commanding you. Do not add to it or subtract from it!
- Isa 1:18 : 18 Come, let’s consider your options,” says the LORD.“Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.
- 1 John 2:1 : 1 (My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One,
- Deut 5:32 : 32 Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!
- Jas 4:7-9 : 7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
- Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more, 21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- 1 John 5:15-162 verses86%
15 And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.
16 If anyone sees his fellow Christian committing a sin not resulting in death, he should ask, and God will grant life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death. There is a sin resulting in death. I do not say that he should ask about that.
- 1 John 3:4-107 verses80%
4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.
5 And you know that Jesus was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
6 Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil.
9 Everyone who has been fathered by God does not practice sin, because God’s seed resides in him, and thus he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.
10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness– the one who does not love his fellow Christian– is not of God.
- 1 John 1:5-106 verses76%
5 God Is Light, So We Must Walk in the Light Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
6 If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
9 But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.
- 1 John 5:18-192 verses76%
18 We know that everyone fathered by God does not sin, but God protects the one he has fathered, and the evil one cannot touch him.
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
- Rom 5:12-132 verses75%
12 The Amplification of Justification So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned–
13 for before the law was given, sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin when there is no law.
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17 So whoever knows what is good to do and does not do it is guilty of sin.
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20 For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
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15 Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.
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36 But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."
- 1 John 3:14-152 verses72%
14 We know that we have crossed over from death to life because we love our fellow Christians. The one who does not love remains in death.
15 Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
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17 Unknown trespass“If a person sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments which must not be violated(although he did not know it at the time, but later realizes he is guilty), then he will bear his punishment for iniquity
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18 When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.
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20 The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father’s iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son’s iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.
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26 When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.
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1 (My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One,
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24 “But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.
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9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
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12 not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.
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21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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5 For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.
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19 True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
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20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
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31 For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
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56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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32 Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
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10 just as it is written:“There is no one righteous, not even one,
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17 But now it is no longer me doing it, but sin that lives in me.
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13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Absolutely not! But sin, so that it would be shown to be sin, produced death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.
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34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God– I say this to your shame!
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6 “Tell the Israelites,‘When a man or a woman commits any sin that people commit, thereby breaking faith with the LORD, and that person is found guilty,
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24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.
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20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
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5 when an individual becomes guilty with regard to one of these things he must confess how he has sinned,
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9 realizing that law is not intended for a righteous person, but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
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12 The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.