15 occurrences in 13 translations

'Sin' in the Bible

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, divineAcceptance, From GodAbel and CainDoorsSin, Causes OfCrouchingEvil DesiresThe Entrance Of SinAcceptanceDoing The Right ThingSmiling

And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Verse ConceptsUnhappinessOutcry

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Kings SummoningWe Have SinnedWhat Sin?

Abimelech said, “What is this that you have done to us? One of the men [among our people] might easily have been intimate with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us [before God].”

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnger, Justified ExamplesAnger Of Man, RighteousDisputesNamed People Angry With OthersWhat Sin?

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?

Verse ConceptsGodly Fear, Examples OfWhat Sin?

And the chief of the butlers speaketh with Pharaoh, saying, 'My sin I mention this day:

Verse ConceptsCupbearerRemindersButlersMemoriesPainful MemoriesReminders Of Sin

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltJudgement On MurderersWronging Other Peopleaccounting

Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

Verse ConceptsSafetyEternal Evil

"What can we say, Your Excellency?" Judah replied. "How can we explain this or justify ourselves? God has discovered the sin of your servants, and now we've become slaves to you, Your Excellency, both we and the one in whose possession the cup has been discovered."

Verse ConceptsBeing Found OutAcquitting The Just

For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

Verse ConceptsGuaranteeSafetyEternal Evil

So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

Verse ConceptsAsking for forgivenessAskingForgive One AnotherWronging Other PeopleGod's ForgivenessLove And Forgivenessforgivingdisobedience

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