Genesis 39:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

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Titus 2:10

How then

Sin

Bible References

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Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh,

But I said, “Should a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”

but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy.

not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.

How then

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.”

‘If there is a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, one who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

When the time of mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house and she became his wife; then she bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord.

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,

So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.

“They were well-fed lusty horses,
Each one neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are:

immorality, impurity, sensuality,

Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Sin

Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God:

“When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the Lord, and deceives his companion in regard to a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or through robbery, or if he has extorted from his companion,

But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has

taken away your sin; you shall not die.

But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; even their servants domineered the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.

Against You, You only, I have sinned

And done what is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak
And blameless when You judge.

Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This year you are going to die, because you have

counseled rebellion against the Lord.’”

“All who came upon them have devoured them;
And their adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty,
Inasmuch as they have sinned against the Lord who is the habitation of righteousness,
Even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.’

No one who is

born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.