1 John 5:17 “All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to dea…”

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

All vnrighteousnesse is sinne, but there is a sinne not vnto death.

Darby Translation

Every unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not to death.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

All evil-doing is sin: but death is not the punishment for every sort of sin.

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Cross references

“all”

1 John 3:4 Deuteronomy 12:32 Deuteronomy 5:32

1 John 3:4 · BSB

Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

Deuteronomy 12:32 · BSB

See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

Deuteronomy 5:32 · BSB

So 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.

“and”

James 1:15 1 John 5:16 Ezekiel 18:26–32 James 4:7–10 Isaiah 1:18 Romans 5:20

James 1:15 · BSB

Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

1 John 5:16 · BSB

If 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 th…

Ezekiel 18:26–32 · BSB

If 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.

James 4:7–10 · BSB

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Isaiah 1:18 · BSB

“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.

Romans 5:20 · BSB

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

Also

1 John 2:1

1 John 2:1 · BSB

My 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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

18We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

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