Bible Verses About What Is Sin
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for what is sin, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,208 votes, led by 1 John 3:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about What Is Sin
1 John 3:4170 votes
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Romans 6:23165 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 3:23157 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
James 4:17145 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
1 John 5:17108 votes
All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
1 John 1:984 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Galatians 5:19-2181 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Romans 14:2372 votes
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Romans 5:1262 votes
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
John 3:1658 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Corinthians 6:9-1058 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,
Psalms 51:556 votes
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Isaiah 64:656 votes
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
2 Corinthians 5:2153 votes
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
James 1:14-1553 votes
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Proverbs 28:1348 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Isaiah 59:247 votes
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Matthew 12:31-3247 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.
John 3:16-1746 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Matthew 5:4845 votes
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
James 1:1544 votes
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
1 Peter 2:2444 votes
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 John 2:242 votes
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Galatians 6:140 votes
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Hebrews 10:2640 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
What does the Bible say about what is sin?
Readers most often cite 1 John 3:4 on the subject of what is sin. Across 4,208 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 6:23, Romans 3:23, James 4:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.