Bible Verses About Degrees of Sin
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for degrees of sin, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 27,879 votes, led by John 19:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Degrees of Sin
John 19:11905 votes
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
1 John 5:16770 votes
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is 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.
Hebrews 10:26621 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Matthew 5:22561 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Genesis 18:20536 votes
And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
1 Corinthians 6:18536 votes
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Romans 6:23519 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Luke 12:47-48468 votes
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Romans 3:23432 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
1 John 1:9425 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Galatians 5:19-21408 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
James 2:10402 votes
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
Revelation 1:1364 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
James 3:1314 votes
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Matthew 5:19313 votes
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 12:31309 votes
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10308 votes
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1 Corinthians 10:13303 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Luke 20:47296 votes
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Colossians 3:5280 votes
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Psalms 19:13275 votes
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Numbers 15:30272 votes
But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Jeremiah 31:34270 votes
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Galatians 3:10268 votes
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Hebrews 10:29266 votes
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
What does the Bible say about degrees of sin?
Readers most often cite John 19:11 on the subject of degrees of sin. Across 27,879 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 John 5:16, Hebrews 10:26, Matthew 5:22. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.