Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
1 John 5:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If anyone sees a fellow believer committing a sin that doesn’t lead to death, he should ask, and God will give life to him #– #to those who commit sin that doesn’t lead to death. There is sin that leads to death. I am not saying he should pray about that. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If anyone sees his brother [believer] committing a sin that does not [lead to] death (the extinguishing of life), he will pray and [God] will give him life [yes, He will grant life to all those whose sin is not one leading to death]. There is a sin [that leads] to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. American Standard Version (1901) If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request. Common English Bible If anyone sees a brother or sister committing a sin that does not result in death, they should pray, and God will give life to them—that is, to those who commit sins that don’t result in death. There is a sin that results in death—I’m not saying that you should pray about that. Catholic Public Domain Version Anyone who realizes that his brother has sinned, with a sin that is not unto death, let him pray, and life shall be given to him who has sinned not unto death. There is a sin which is unto death. I am not saying that anyone should ask on behalf of that sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask. |
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.’
Then he said, ‘My Lord, if I have indeed found favour with you, my Lord, please go with us (even though this is a stiff-necked people), forgive our iniquity and our sin, and accept us as your own possession.’
‘As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to me at the time of their disaster.
Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not pray for the well-being of these people.
‘As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not offer a cry or a prayer on their behalf, and do not beg me, for I will not listen to you.
I searched for a man among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I might not destroy it, but I found no one.
‘But the person who acts defiantly, whether native or resident foreigner, blasphemes the Lord. That person is to be cut off from his people.
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
‘I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours.
Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.
All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that doesn’t lead to death.
They pleaded with Samuel, ‘Pray to the Lord your God for your servants so we won’t die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of requesting a king for ourselves.’
If one person sins against another, God can intercede for him, but if a person sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him? ’ But they would not listen to their father, since the Lord intended to kill them.