1 John 5:16

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Suppose you see one of our people commit a sin that isn't a deadly sin. You can pray, and this person will be given eternal life. But the sin must not be one that is deadly.

Cross References

Jeremiah 11:14

Jeremiah, don't pray for these people or beg me to rescue them. If you do, I won't listen, and I certainly won't listen if they pray!

1 Samuel 2:25

If you harm another person, God can help make things right between the two of you. But if you commit a crime against the Lord, no one can help you!” But the Lord had already decided to kill them. So he kept them from listening to their father.

Luke 12:10

If you speak against the Son of Man, you can be forgiven, but if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you cannot be forgiven.

Jeremiah 14:11

The Lord said, “Jeremiah, don't ask me to help these people.

Jeremiah 7:16

Jeremiah, don't pray for these people! I, the Lord, would refuse to listen.

Numbers 15:30

But if one of you does wrong on purpose, whether Israelite or foreigner, you have sinned against me by disobeying my laws. You will no longer belong to my people.

Exodus 34:9

He prayed, “Lord, if you really are pleased with me, I pray that you will go with us. It is true that these people are sinful and rebellious, but forgive our sin and let us be your people.”

Genesis 20:17

Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.

Genesis 20:7

Her husband is a prophet. Let her go back to him, and his prayers will save you from death. But if you don't return her, you and all your people will die.

Psalm 106:23

You were angry and started to destroy them, but Moses, your chosen leader, begged you not to do it.

John 17:9

I am praying for them, but not for those who belong to this world. My followers belong to you, and I am praying for them.

Ezekiel 22:30

I looked for someone to defend the city and to protect it from my anger, as well as to stop me from destroying it. But I found no one.

Numbers 12:13

Moses prayed, “Lord God, please heal her.”

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander, the metalworker, has hurt me in many ways. But the Lord will pay him back for what he has done.

1 Samuel 12:19

They told Samuel, “Please, pray to the Lord your God for us! We don't want to die. We have sinned many times in the past, and we were very wrong to ask for a king.”

1 John 5:17

Everything that is wrong is sin, but not all sins are deadly.