the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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1 John 3:4
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Anyone who sins breaks God's law. Yes, sinning is the same as living against God's law.
Every one who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Whosover committeth synne committeth vnrighteousnes also for synne is vnrighteousnes.
Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
The person who sins breaks God's law. Yes, sin is living against God's law.
Every one that does sin, also does lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.
Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.
Every one who is guilty of sin is also guilty of violating Law; for sin is the violation of Law.
Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickidnesse.
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness: and sin is lawlessness.
Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
Everyone who sins breaks God's law, because sin is the same as breaking God's law.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring God's law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing—being unrestrained by His commands and His will].
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.
Everyone who keeps sinning is violating Torah — indeed, sin is violation of Torah.
Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
Everyone who keeps living in sin also practices disobedience. In fact, sin is disobedience.Romans 4:15; 1 John 5:17;">[xr]
But whoever committeth sin doeth iniquity; for all sin is iniquity.
And every one that practiseth sin, perpetrateth iniquity; for all sin is iniquity.
Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the law.
The person who keeps on sinning is guilty of not obeying the Law of God. For sin is breaking the Law of God.
Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.
Whoever commits sin commits evil: for all sin is evil.
Whosoever is committing sin, lawlessness also, is committing, and, sin, is, lawlessness;
Whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity. And sin is iniquity.
Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the lawe.
Whoever sins is guilty of breaking God's law, because sin is a breaking of the law.
Everyone who commits sin practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
Everyone practicing sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,
Who so euer comytteth synne, comytteth vnrighteousnes also, and synne is vnrighteousnes.
he that is vitious, is lawless: for sin is the transgression of the law.
All who indulge in a sinful life are dangerously lawless, for sin is a major disruption of God's order. Surely you know that Christ showed up in order to get rid of sin. There is no sin in him, and sin is not part of his program. No one who lives deeply in Christ makes a practice of sin. None of those who do practice sin have taken a good look at Christ. They've got him all backward.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.
Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
Sin is just a word we use for doing anything that goes against what the Boss told us to do.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
committeth: 1 John 3:8, 1 John 3:9, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Chronicles 10:13, 2 Corinthians 12:21, James 5:15
transgresseth: Numbers 15:31, 1 Samuel 15:24, 2 Chronicles 24:20, Isaiah 53:8, Daniel 9:11, Romans 3:20, Romans 4:15, James 2:9-11
for: 1 John 5:17, Romans 7:7-13
Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:4 - unclean unto you Isaiah 42:21 - he will Romans 5:13 - but sin Romans 7:5 - which Philippians 3:9 - which is of the
Cross-References
Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
"Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.' This would lead to utter ruin!
Now, therefore, this is what the Lord says: You will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.'" So Elijah went to deliver the message.
They replied, "A man came up to us and told us to go back to the king and give him this message. ‘This is what the Lord says: Is there no God in Israel? Why are you sending men to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.'"
And Elijah said to the king, "This is what the Lord says: Why did you send messengers to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Is there no God in Israel to answer your question? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die."
And Elisha replied, "Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.' But actually the Lord has shown me that he will surely die!"
The wicked think, "God isn't watching us! He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do!"
so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.
But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whosoever committeth sin,.... This, in connection with what follows, is true of any sin, great or small, but here designs a course of sinning, a wilful, obstinate, persisting in sin:
transgresseth also the law; not of man, unless the law of men is founded on, and agrees with the law of God, for sometimes to transgress the laws of men is no sin, and to obey them would be criminal; but the law of God, and that not the ceremonial law, which was now abolished, and therefore to neglect it, or go contrary to it, was not sinful; but the moral law, and every precept of it, which regards love to God or to our neighbour, and which may be transgressed in thought, word, and deed; and he that committeth sin transgresses it in one or all of these ways, of which the law accuses and convicts, and for it pronounces guilty before God, and curses and condemns; and this therefore is an argument against sinning, because it is against the law of God, which is holy, just, and good, and contains the good and acceptable, and perfect will of God, which is agreeable to his nature and perfections; so that sin is ultimately against God himself:
for sin is a transgression of the law; and whatever is a transgression of the law is sin; the law requires a conformity of nature and actions to it, and where there is a want of either, it is a breach of it; it is concerned with the will and affections, the inclinations and desires of the mind, as well as the outward actions of life; concupiscence or lust is a violation of the law, as well as actual sin; and especially a course of sinning both in heart, lip, and life, is a continued transgression of it, and exposes to its curse and condemnation, and to the wrath of God; and is inconsistent with a true hope of being the sons and heirs of God: but then the transgression of what is not the law of God, whether the traditions of the elders among the Jews, or the ordinances of men among Papists, Pagans, and Turks, or any other, is no sin, nor should affect the consciences of men.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law - The law of God given to man as a rule of life. The object of the apostle here is to excite them to holiness, and to deter them from committing sin, perhaps in view of the fact stated in 1 John 3:3, that everyone who has the hope of heaven will aim to be holy like the Saviour. To confirm this, he shows them that, as a matter of fact, those who are born of God do lead lives of obedience, 1 John 3:5-10; and this he introduces by showing what is the nature of sin, in the verse before us. The considerations by which he would deter them from indulging in sin are the following:
(a)All sin is a violation of the law of God, 1 John 3:4;
(b)The very object of the coming of Christ was to deliver people from sin, 1 John 3:5;
(c)Those who are true Christians do not habitually sin, 1 John 3:6;
(d)Those who sin cannot be true Christians, but are of the devil, 1 John 3:8; and,
(e)He who is born of God has a germ or principle of true piety in him, and cannot sin, 1 John 3:9.
It seems evident that the apostle is here combating an opinion which then existed that people might sin, and yet be true Christians, 1 John 3:7; and he apprehended that there was danger that this opinion would become prevalent. On what ground this opinion was held is unknown. Perhaps it was held that all that was necessary to constitute religion was to embrace the doctrines of Christianity, or to be orthodox in the faith; perhaps that it was not expected that people would become holy in this life, and therefore they might indulge in acts of sin; perhaps that Christ came to modify and relax the law, and that the freedoM which he procured for them was freedom to indulge in whatever people chose; perhaps that, since Christians were heirs of all things, they had a right to enjoy all things; perhaps that the passions of people were so strong that they could not be restrained, and that therefore it was not wrong to give indulgence to the propensities with which our Creator has formed us. All these opinions have been held under various forms of Antinomianism, and it is not at all improbable that some or all of them prevailed in the time of John. The argument which he urges would be applicable to any of them. The consideration which he here states is, that all sin is a transgression of law, and that he who commits it, under whatever pretence, is to be held as a transgressor of the law. The literal rendering of this passage is, âHe who doeth sin (αÌμαÏÏιÌαν hamartian ) doeth also transgressionâ - αÌνομιÌαν anomian. Sin is the generic term embracing all that would be wrong. The word transgression (αÌνομιÌα anomia) is a specific term, showing where the wrong lay, to wit, in violating the law.
For sin is the transgression of the law - That is, all sin involves this as a consequence that it is a violation of the law. The object of the apostle is not so much to define sin, as to deter from its commission by stating what is its essential nature - though he has in fact given the best definition of it that could be given. The essential idea is, that God has given a law to people to regulate their conduct, and that whatever is a departure from that law in any way is held to be sin. The law measures our duty, and measures therefore the degree of guilt when it is not obeyed. The law determines what is right in all cases, and, of course, what is wrong when it is not complied with. The law is the expression of what is the will of God as to what we shall do; and when that is not done, there is sin. The law determines what we shall love or not love; when our passions and appetites shall be bounded and restrained, and to what extent they may be indulged; what shall be our motives and aims in living; how we shall act toward God and toward people; and whenever, in any of these respects, its requirements are not complied with, there is sin.
This will include everything in relation to which the law is given, and will embrace what we âomitâ to do when the law has commanded a thing to be done, as well as a âpositiveâ act of transgression where the law has forbidden a thing. This idea is properly found in the original word rendered âtransgression of the lawâ - αÌνομιÌα anomia. This word occurs in the New Testament only in the following places: Matthew 7:23; Matthew 13:41; Matthew 23:28; Matthew 24:12; Romans 4:7; Romans 6:19; 2 Thessalonians 2:7; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 1:9; Hebrews 8:12; Hebrews 10:17, in all which places it is rendered âiniquityâ and âiniquities;â in 2 Corinthians 6:14, where it is rendered âunrighteousness;â and in the verse before us twice. It properly means lawlessness, in the sense that the requirements of the law are not conformed to, or complied with; that is, either by not obeying it, or by positively violating it. When a parent commands a child to do a thing, and he does not do it, he is as really guilty of violating the law as when he does a thing which is positively forbidden. This important verse, therefore, may be considered in two aspects - as a definition of the nature of sin, and as an argument against indulgence in it, or against committing it.
I. As a definition of the nature of sin. It teaches.
(a)That there is a rule of law by which the conduct of mankind is to be regulated and governed, and to which it is to be conformed.
- That there is sin in all cases where that law is not complied with; and that all who do not comply with it are guilty before God.
- That the particular thing which determines the guilt of sin, and which measures it, is that it is a departure from law, and consequently that there is no sin where there is no departure from law.
The essential thing is, that the law has not been respected and obeyed, and sin derives its character and aggravation from that fact. No one can reasonably doubt as to the accuracy of this definition of sin. It is founded on the fact:
(a)That God has an absolute right to prescribe what we may and may not do;
(b)That it is to be presumed that what he prescribes will be in accordance with what is right; and,
(c)That nothing else in fact constitutes sin. Sin can consist in nothing else. It does not consist of a particular height of stature, or a particular complexion; of a feeble intellect, or an intellect made feeble, as the result of any former apostasy; of any constitutional propensity, or any disposition founded in our nature as creatures.
For none of these things do our consciences condemn us; and however we may lament them, we have no consciousness of wrong.
(In these remarks the author has in view the doctrine of original sin, or imputed sin, which he thinks as absurd as sin of stature or complexion. His views will be found at large in the notes at Romans 5:0 throughout, and by comparing these with the supplementary notes on the same place, the reader will be able to form his own opinion. There does not seem to be anything affecting the point in this passage.)
II. As an argument against the commission of sin. This argument may be considered as consisting of two things - the wrong that is done by the violation of law, and the exposure to the penalty.
(1) The wrong itself. This wrong, as an argument to deter from sin, arises mainly from two things:
(a) Because sin is a violation of the will of God, and it is in itself wrong to disregard that will; and,
(b) Because it is to be presumed that when God has given law there is a good reason why he has done it.
(2) The fact that the law has a penalty is an argument for not violating the law.
All law has a penalty; that is, there is some suffering, disadvantage, forfeit of privileges, etc., which the violation of law draws in its train, and which is to be regarded as an expression of the sense which the lawgiver entertains of the value of his law, and of the evil of disobeying it. Many of these penalties of the violation of the divine law are seen in this life, and all will be certain to occur sooner or later, in this world or in the world to come. With such views of the law and of sin - of his obligations, and of the evils of disobedience - a Christian should not, and will not, deliberately and habitually violate the law of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 John 3:4. Sin is the transgression of the law. — The spirit of the law as well as of the Gospel is, that "we should love God with all our powers, and our neighbour as ourselves." All disobedience is contrary to love; therefore sin is the transgression of the law, whether the act refers immediately to God or to our neighbour.
