1 John 5:17

American Standard Version (1901)

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

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  • 1 John 3:4 : 4 Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
  • 1 John 5:16 : 16 If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and [God] will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.
  • Jas 1:15 : 15 Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.
  • Ezek 18:26-32 : 26 When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.
  • Deut 12:32 : 32 What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
  • Isa 1:18 : 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
  • 1 John 2:1 : 1 My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
  • Deut 5:32 : 32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
  • Jas 4:7-9 : 7 Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
  • Rom 5:20-21 : 20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly: 21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 John 5:15-16
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    86%

    15and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

    16If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and [God] will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.

  • 1 John 3:4-10
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    4Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

    5And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

    6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

    7[ My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

    8he 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.

    9Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

    10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

  • 1 John 1:5-10
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    5And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

    6If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

    7but 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.

    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  • 1 John 5:18-19
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    18We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

    19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

  • Rom 5:12-13
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    12Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:--

    13for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

  • Jas 4:17
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    17To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

  • Eccl 7:20
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    20Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  • Jas 1:15
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    15Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.

  • 1 John 3:14-15
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    14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

    15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  • Lev 5:17
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    17And if any one sin, and do any of the things which Jehovah hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Ezek 18:20
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    20The 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.

  • Ezek 18:26
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    26When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • 1 John 2:1
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    1My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

  • Ezek 18:24
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    24But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

  • John 16:9
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    9of sin, because they believe not on me;

  • 1 John 3:12
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    12not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

  • Rom 5:21
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    21that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • Ps 1:5
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    5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • John 3:20
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    20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

  • Matt 12:31
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    31Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

  • 1 Cor 15:56
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    56The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

  • Rom 1:32
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    32who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.

  • Rom 3:10
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    10as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

  • Rom 7:17
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    17So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.

  • Rom 7:13
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    13Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good;--that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.

  • 1 Cor 15:34
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    34Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak [this] to move you to shame.

  • Num 5:6
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    6Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Jehovah, and that soul shall be guilty;

  • 1 Tim 5:24
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    24Some men's sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.

  • Jas 5:20
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    20let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.

  • Lev 5:5
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    5And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these [things], that he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned:

  • 1 Tim 1:9
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    9as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

  • 1 John 5:12
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    12He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.