1 John 5:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.”
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BSBPD
“All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 John 5:17 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Deuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
- Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
- Ezekiel 18:26If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
- Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- James 1:15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
- James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- 1 John 3:4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
- 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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