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href="/bsb/1_john/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_john/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_john/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_john/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_john/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not <i>leading</i> to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not <i>leading</i> to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not <i>leading</i> to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not <i>leading</i> to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not <i>lead</i> to death [one can repent of it and be forgiven].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that doesn’t lead to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that does not bring death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everything that is wrong is sin, but not all sins are deadly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Every kind of wrongdoing is sin, yet there are sins that don't lead to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which does not lead to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Every kind of wrongdoing is sin, yet there are sins that do not lead to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_john/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin not resulting in death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Any kind of wrongdoing is sin; but there is sin which is not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_john/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin [that is] not to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All injustice is sin: and there is a sin not to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All iniquity is sin. And there is a sin unto death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All that is iniquity is sin. But there is a sin unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_john/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not mortal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin: but there is a sin which is not worthy of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For every evil is sin, and there is sin that is not mortal.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin: and there is sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin; and there is sin not unto death.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />every thing that is contrary to virtue, is a sin: but every sin is not a mortal sin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Any kind of wrongdoing is sin; but there is sin which is not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />All unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />All unrighteousness <i>indeed</i> is sin, and <i>yet</i> there is a sin not unto death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_john/5-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlZ5ywDtQGE?start=1061" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_john/5.htm">Effective Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>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 that sin. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasa (Adj-NFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">All</a> <a href="/greek/93.htm" title="93: adikia (N-NFS) -- Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. From adikos; injustice; morally, wrongfulness.">unrighteousness</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartia (N-NFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">yet</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">there is</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartia (N-NFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">that does not lead to</a> <a href="/greek/2288.htm" title="2288: thanaton (N-AMS) -- Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.">death.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">18</span>We 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-15.htm">James 1:15</a></span><br />Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a></span><br />Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-16.htm">Proverbs 10:16</a></span><br />The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-31.htm">Matthew 12:31-32</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. / Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17</a></span><br />but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-6</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not to death.</p><p class="hdg">all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/3-4.htm">1 John 3:4</a></b></br> Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32</a></b></br> Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Deuteronomy 12:32</a></b></br> What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/5-16.htm">1 John 5:16</a></b></br> If any man see his brother sin a sin <i>which is</i> not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></b></br> Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Ezekiel 18:26-32</a></b></br> When a righteous <i>man</i> turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_john/5-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-11.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/1_john/5-16.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/1_john/5-16.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/1_john/4-18.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_john/5-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-11.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jude/1-22.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/2_john/1-7.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/revelation/13-3.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_john/5-18.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/3_john/1-6.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/exodus/23-21.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">1 John 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">He who loves God loves his children, and keeps his commandments;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">which to the faithful are not grievous.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/5-9.htm">Jesus is the Son of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">and able to hear our prayers.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_john/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>All unrighteousness is sin</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of sin, aligning with the biblical teaching that any deviation from God's perfect standard is considered sin. In the context of 1 John, the apostle is addressing a community dealing with false teachings and moral confusion. The term "unrighteousness" here can be understood as any action, thought, or attitude that is contrary to God's character and law. This echoes the broader biblical narrative, such as in <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, which states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The concept of sin is rooted in the Old Testament, where the law given to Israel defined righteousness and unrighteousness. The universality of sin underscores the need for a savior, pointing to Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and offers redemption.<p><b>yet there is sin that does not lead to death</b><br>This part of the verse introduces a distinction between types of sin, which has been a topic of theological discussion. In the immediate context, John may be referring to sins that do not result in spiritual death or eternal separation from God. This could be understood in light of the Jewish distinction between intentional and unintentional sins, as seen in Leviticus. The "sin that does not lead to death" might refer to sins that are confessed and repented of, aligning with 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>, which assures forgiveness for confessed sins. Historically, the early church grappled with understanding the severity of different sins, leading to the development of concepts like mortal and venial sins in later Christian theology. This phrase also highlights the mercy and grace available through Christ, who intercedes for believers, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 John, one of Jesus' original twelve disciples, known for his close relationship with Jesus and his emphasis on love and truth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_christian_communities.htm">Early Christian Communities</a></b><br>The recipients of John's letter, likely facing challenges from false teachings and needing guidance on living a righteous life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a></b><br>A central theme in this verse, referring to actions or thoughts that go against God's will and righteousness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/death.htm">Death</a></b><br>In this context, it refers to spiritual death or separation from God, rather than physical death.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness</a></b><br>The state of being morally right or justifiable, which is contrasted with sin in this passage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sin_and_its_consequences.htm">Understanding Sin and Its Consequences</a></b><br>Recognize that all unrighteousness is sin, but not all sin leads to spiritual death. This distinction encourages believers to seek forgiveness and live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin.htm">The Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is a deviation from God's standard of righteousness. Understanding its nature helps believers identify and avoid it in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_forgiveness.htm">The Hope of Forgiveness</a></b><br>While sin is serious, believers have the promise of forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Confession and repentance are key to restoring fellowship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_righteously.htm">Living Righteously</a></b><br>Believers are called to pursue righteousness and avoid sin. This involves daily choices and reliance on the Holy Spirit for guidance and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_sin.htm">Discernment in Sin</a></b><br>Not all sins have the same consequences. Believers should seek wisdom and discernment to understand the gravity of different sins and respond appropriately.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 John 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_cup_of_salvation.htm">What is sin that does not lead to death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_the_apocalypse_of_moses.htm">Have you obeyed the Gospel of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_mortal_sin_different_from_venial.htm">What distinguishes mortal sin from venial sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/end_times__major_revival_coming.htm">What does the Bible say about Death and Hades?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All unrighteousness is sin.</span> "Among the faithful this ought to be an indubitable truth, that whatever is contrary to God's Law is sin, and in its nature mortal; for where there is a transgression of the Law, there is sin and death" (Calvin). But this terrifying truth brings with it a word of encouragement. For if all unrighteousness without exception is sin, it follows that not every sin is unto death. It is incredible that the slightest departure from righteousness should involve eternal damnation (see notes on chapter 1 John 1:7). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_john/5-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶσα</span> <span class="translit">(pasa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unrighteousness</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀδικία</span> <span class="translit">(adikia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_93.htm">Strong's 93: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. From adikos; injustice; morally, wrongfulness.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστίν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sin,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτία</span> <span class="translit">(hamartia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sin</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτία</span> <span class="translit">(hamartia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that does not lead to</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">death.</span><br /><span class="grk">θάνατον</span> <span class="translit">(thanaton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's 2288: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, physical or spiritual. 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