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sin

Meaning of “sin”

1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

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442 occurrences383 verses40 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 4:7

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Genesis 4:7Genesis 18:20Genesis 20:9Genesis 31:36Genesis 39:9Genesis 42:22Genesis 50:17Exodus 10:17Exodus 20:20Exodus 23:33Exodus 29:14Exodus 29:36Exodus 30:10Exodus 32:21Exodus 32:30Exodus 32:31Exodus 32:32Exodus 32:34Exodus 34:7Exodus 34:9Leviticus 4:2Leviticus 4:3Leviticus 4:8Leviticus 4:13Leviticus 4:14Leviticus 4:20Leviticus 4:21Leviticus 4:23Leviticus 4:24Leviticus 4:25Leviticus 4:26Leviticus 4:27Leviticus 4:28Leviticus 4:29Leviticus 4:32Leviticus 4:33Leviticus 4:34Leviticus 4:35Leviticus 5:1Leviticus 5:6Leviticus 5:7Leviticus 5:8Leviticus 5:9Leviticus 5:10Leviticus 5:11Leviticus 5:12Leviticus 5:13Leviticus 5:15Leviticus 5:17Leviticus 6:2Leviticus 6:17Leviticus 6:25Leviticus 6:26Leviticus 6:30Leviticus 7:7Leviticus 7:37Leviticus 8:2Leviticus 8:14Leviticus 9:2Leviticus 9:3Leviticus 9:7Leviticus 9:8Leviticus 9:10Leviticus 9:15Leviticus 9:22Leviticus 10:16Leviticus 10:17Leviticus 10:19Leviticus 12:6Leviticus 12:8Leviticus 14:13Leviticus 14:19Leviticus 14:22Leviticus 14:31Leviticus 15:15Leviticus 15:30Leviticus 16:3Leviticus 16:5Leviticus 16:6Leviticus 16:9Leviticus 16:11Leviticus 16:15Leviticus 16:25Leviticus 16:27Leviticus 19:17Leviticus 19:22Leviticus 20:20Leviticus 22:9Leviticus 23:19Leviticus 24:15Numbers 5:6Numbers 5:7Numbers 6:11Numbers 6:14Numbers 6:16Numbers 7:16Numbers 7:22Numbers 7:28Numbers 7:34Numbers 7:40Numbers 7:46Numbers 7:52Numbers 7:58Numbers 7:64Numbers 7:70Numbers 7:76Numbers 7:82Numbers 7:87Numbers 8:8Numbers 8:12Numbers 9:13Numbers 12:11Numbers 15:24Numbers 15:25Numbers 15:27Numbers 16:22Numbers 18:9Numbers 18:22Numbers 18:32Numbers 19:9Numbers 19:17Numbers 27:3Numbers 28:15Numbers 28:22Numbers 29:5Numbers 29:11Numbers 29:16Numbers 29:19Numbers 29:22Numbers 29:25Numbers 29:28Numbers 29:31Numbers 29:34Numbers 29:38Numbers 32:23Deuteronomy 9:21Deuteronomy 9:27Deuteronomy 15:9Deuteronomy 19:15Deuteronomy 20:18Deuteronomy 21:22Deuteronomy 22:26Deuteronomy 23:21Deuteronomy 23:22Deuteronomy 24:4Deuteronomy 24:15Deuteronomy 24:161 Samuel 2:171 Samuel 2:251 Samuel 12:231 Samuel 14:331 Samuel 14:341 Samuel 14:381 Samuel 15:231 Samuel 15:251 Samuel 19:41 Samuel 19:51 Samuel 20:12 Samuel 12:131 Kings 8:341 Kings 8:351 Kings 8:361 Kings 8:461 Kings 12:301 Kings 13:341 Kings 14:161 Kings 15:261 Kings 15:301 Kings 15:341 Kings 16:21 Kings 16:131 Kings 16:191 Kings 16:261 Kings 17:181 Kings 21:221 Kings 22:522 Kings 3:32 Kings 10:292 Kings 10:312 Kings 12:162 Kings 13:22 Kings 13:62 Kings 13:112 Kings 14:62 Kings 14:242 Kings 15:92 Kings 15:182 Kings 15:242 Kings 15:282 Kings 17:212 Kings 21:112 Kings 21:162 Kings 21:172 Kings 23:152 Chronicles 6:222 Chronicles 6:252 Chronicles 6:262 Chronicles 6:272 Chronicles 6:362 Chronicles 7:142 Chronicles 25:42 Chronicles 29:212 Chronicles 29:232 Chronicles 29:242 Chronicles 33:19Ezra 6:17Ezra 8:35Nehemiah 4:5Nehemiah 6:13Nehemiah 10:33Nehemiah 13:26Job 2:10Job 5:24Job 10:6Job 10:14Job 13:23Job 14:16Job 20:11Job 31:30Job 34:37Job 35:3Psalms 4:4Psalms 32:1Psalms 32:5Psalms 38:3Psalms 38:18Psalms 39:1Psalms 40:6Psalms 51:2Psalms 51:3Psalms 51:5Psalms 59:3Psalms 59:12Psalms 85:2Psalms 109:7Psalms 109:14Psalms 119:11Proverbs 10:16Proverbs 10:19Proverbs 14:9Proverbs 14:34Proverbs 20:9Proverbs 21:4Proverbs 24:9Ecclesiastes 5:6Isaiah 3:9Isaiah 5:18Isaiah 6:7Isaiah 27:9Isaiah 30:1Isaiah 31:7Isaiah 53:10Isaiah 53:12Jeremiah 16:10Jeremiah 16:18Jeremiah 17:1Jeremiah 17:3Jeremiah 18:23Jeremiah 31:34Jeremiah 32:35Jeremiah 36:3Jeremiah 51:5Lamentations 4:6Ezekiel 3:20Ezekiel 3:21Ezekiel 18:24Ezekiel 33:14Ezekiel 40:39Ezekiel 42:13Ezekiel 43:19Ezekiel 43:21Ezekiel 43:22Ezekiel 43:25Ezekiel 44:27Ezekiel 44:29Ezekiel 45:17Ezekiel 45:19Ezekiel 45:22Ezekiel 45:23Ezekiel 45:25Ezekiel 46:20Daniel 9:20Hosea 4:8Hosea 8:11Hosea 10:8Hosea 12:8Hosea 13:2Hosea 13:12Amos 8:14Micah 1:13Micah 3:8Micah 6:7Zechariah 13:1Matthew 12:31Matthew 18:21John 1:29John 5:14John 8:7John 8:11John 8:34John 8:46John 9:2John 9:41John 15:22John 15:24John 16:8John 16:9John 19:11Acts 7:60Romans 3:9Romans 3:20Romans 4:8Romans 5:12Romans 5:13Romans 5:20Romans 5:21Romans 6:1Romans 6:2Romans 6:6Romans 6:7Romans 6:10Romans 6:11Romans 6:12Romans 6:13Romans 6:14Romans 6:15Romans 6:16Romans 6:17Romans 6:18Romans 6:20Romans 6:22Romans 6:23Romans 7:7Romans 7:8Romans 7:9Romans 7:11Romans 7:13Romans 7:14Romans 7:17Romans 7:20Romans 7:23Romans 7:25Romans 8:2Romans 8:3Romans 8:10Romans 14:231 Corinthians 6:181 Corinthians 8:121 Corinthians 15:341 Corinthians 15:562 Corinthians 5:21Galatians 2:17Galatians 3:22Ephesians 4:262 Thessalonians 2:31 Timothy 5:20Hebrews 3:13Hebrews 4:15Hebrews 9:26Hebrews 9:28Hebrews 10:6Hebrews 10:8Hebrews 10:18Hebrews 10:26Hebrews 11:25Hebrews 12:1Hebrews 12:4Hebrews 13:11James 1:15James 2:9James 4:171 Peter 2:221 Peter 4:12 Peter 2:141 John 1:71 John 1:81 John 2:11 John 3:41 John 3:51 John 3:81 John 3:91 John 5:161 John 5:17

Where “sin” appears

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Genesis7 occurrences
7 versesExodus14 occurrences
13 versesLeviticus89 occurrences
70 versesNumbers47 occurrences
45 versesDeuteronomy13 occurrences
12 verses1 Samuel12 occurrences
11 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings22 occurrences
17 verses2 Kings20 occurrences
18 verses2 Chronicles11 occurrences
11 versesEzra2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah5 occurrences
4 versesJob10 occurrences
10 versesPsalms17 occurrences
16 versesProverbs7 occurrences
7 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah9 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah9 occurrences
9 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel19 occurrences
18 versesDaniel2 occurrences
1 verseHosea7 occurrences
6 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMicah3 occurrences
3 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesJohn16 occurrences
13 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans45 occurrences
37 verses1 Corinthians6 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians2 occurrences
1 verseGalatians2 occurrences
2 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews12 occurrences
12 versesJames4 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John16 occurrences
9 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

1 John 3:4

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

James 4:17

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Proverbs 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Romans 14:23

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

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