1 John 3:4 - English Majority Text Version 2009

⁴ Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Everyone who commits (practices) sin is guilty of lawlessness; for [that is what] sin is, lawlessness (the breaking, violating of God's law by transgression or neglect–being unrestrained and unregulated by His commands and His will).

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Common English Bible

⁴ Every person who practices sin commits an act of rebellion, and sin is rebellion.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.

1 John 3:4 Cross References

Matthew 5:19

Whoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men thus, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does [them] and teaches [them], he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, "God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit judging me according to the law, and contrary to the law do you command that I should be struck?"

Romans 3:20

Therefore by works of the law no flesh shall be justified in His sight, for through the law [comes] [the] knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:15

because the law produces wrath; for where there is no law neither is there transgression.

2 Corinthians 12:21

lest, when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will mourn for many who have previously sinned and have not repented for the impurity and fornication and lewdness which they practiced.

James 5:15

And the prayer of faith will save the [one ]who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not [leading] to death.