Against 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?

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.

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin Against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance Against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do Against any of them:

• Church

And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat Against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

When the sin, which they have sinned Against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.

And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat Against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;

If a soul sin, and commit a trespass Against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass Against the LORD, and that person be guilty;

Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him Against whom he hath trespassed.

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together Against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned Against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil Against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD Against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

• Punishment

One witness shall not rise up Against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin Against the LORD your God.

But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth Against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:

At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry Against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

• Impenitence
• Predestination

If one man sin Against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin Against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.

• Samuel

Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin Against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin Against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.

And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not Against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin Against his servant, Against David; because he hath not sinned Against thee, and because his works have been to theeward very good:

For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin Against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned Against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned Against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:

If they sin Against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

If a man sin Against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;

When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned Against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;

If they sin Against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words Against God.

• War

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered Against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin Against thee.

The shew of their countenance doth witness Against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil Against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed Against the LORD our God?

Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel Against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin Against the Holy One of Israel.

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.

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin Against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

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.

• War

But I see another law in my members, warring Against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth Against his own body.

But when ye sin so Against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin Against Christ.

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving Against sin.