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Selected Verse: 1 John 5:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Jo 5:17 |
Strong Concordance |
All [3956] unrighteousness [93] is [2076] sin [266]: and [2532] there is [2076] a sin [266] not [3756] unto [4314] death [2288]. |
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King James |
All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
"Every unrighteousness (even that of believers, compare Jo1 1:9; Jo1 3:4. Every coming short of right) is sin"; (but) not every sin is the sin unto death.
and there is a sin not unto death--in the case of which, therefore, believers may intercede. Death and life stand in correlative opposition (Jo1 5:11-13). The sin unto death must be one tending "towards" (so the Greek), and so resulting in, death. ALFORD makes it to be an appreciable ACT of sin, namely, the denying Jesus to be the Christ, the Son of God (in contrast to confess this truth, Jo1 5:1, Jo1 5:5), Jo1 2:19, Jo1 2:22; Jo1 4:2-3; Jo1 5:10. Such wilful deniers of Christ are not to be received into one's house, or wished "God speed." Still, I think with BENGEL, not merely the act, but also the state of apostasy accompanying the act, is included--a "state of soul in which faith, love, and hope, in short, the new life, is extinguished. The chief commandment is faith and love. Therefore, the chief sin is that by which faith and love are destroyed. In the former case is life; in the latter, death. As long as it is not evident (see on Jo1 5:16, on 'see') that it is a sin unto death, it is lawful to pray. But when it is deliberate rejection of grace, and the man puts from him life thereby, how can others procure for him life?" Contrast Jam 5:14-18. Compare Mat 12:31-32 as to the wilful rejection of Christ, and resistance to the Holy Ghost's plain testimony to Him as the divine Messiah. Jesus, on the cross, pleaded only for those who KNEW NOT what they were doing in crucifying Him, not for those wilfully resisting grace and knowledge. If we pray for the impenitent, it must be with humble reference of the matter to God's will, not with the intercessory request which we should offer for a brother when erring. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| All unrighteousness is sin ... - This seems to be thrown in to guard what he had just said, and there is "one" great and enormous sin, a sin which could not be forgiven. But he says also that there are many other forms and degrees of sin, sin for which prayer may be made. Everything, he says, which is unrighteous - ἀδικία adikia - everything which does not conform to the holy law of God, and which is not right in the view of that law, is to be regarded as sin; but we are not to suppose that all sin of that kind is of such a character that it cannot possibly be forgiven. There are many who commit sin who we may hope will be recovered, and for them it is proper to pray. Deeply affected as we may be in view of the fact that there is a sin which can never be pardoned, and much as we may pity one who has been guilty of such a sin, yet we should not hastily conclude in any case that it has been committed, and should bear constantly in mind that while there is one such sin, there are multitudes that may be pardoned, and that for them it is our duty unceasingly to pray. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Unrighteousness (ἀδικία)
This is the character of every offense against that which is right. Every breach of duty is a manifestation of sin. Compare Jo1 3:4, where sin is defined as ἀνομία lawlessness, and lawlessness as sin. See Rom 6:13. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| All deviation from perfect holiness is sin; but all sin is not unpardonable. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| All unrighteousness is sin - Πασα αδικια, Every act contrary to justice is sin - is a transgression of the law which condemns all injustice. |
31 Wherefore [1223] [5124] I say [3004] unto you [5213], All manner of [3956] sin [266] and [2532] blasphemy [988] shall be forgiven [863] unto men [444]: but [1161] the blasphemy [988] against the Holy Ghost [4151] shall [863] not [3756] be forgiven [863] unto men [444].
32 And [2532] whosoever [3739] [302] speaketh [2036] a word [3056] against [2596] the Son [5207] of man [444], it shall be forgiven [863] him [846]: but [3739] whosoever [1161] [302] speaketh [2036] against [2596] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], it shall [863] not [3756] be forgiven [863] him [846], neither [3777] in [1722] this [5129] world [165], neither [3777] in [1722] the world to come [3195].
14 Is [770] any [5100] sick [770] among [1722] you [5213]? let him call [4341] for the elders [4245] of the church [1577]; and [2532] let them pray [4336] over [1909] him [846], anointing [218] him [846] with oil [1637] in [1722] the name [3686] of the Lord [2962]:
15 And [2532] the prayer [2171] of faith [4102] shall save [4982] the sick [2577], and [2532] the Lord [2962] shall raise [1453] him [846] up [1453]; and if [2579] he have [5600] committed [4160] sins [266], they shall be forgiven [863] him [846].
16 Confess [1843] your faults [3900] one to another [240], and [2532] pray [2172] one [240] for [5228] another [240], that [3704] ye may be healed [2390]. The effectual fervent [1754] prayer [1162] of a righteous man [1342] availeth [2480] much [4183].
17 Elias [2243] was [2258] a man [444] subject to like passions as [3663] we are [2254], and [2532] he prayed [4336] earnestly [4335] that it might [1026] not [3361] rain [1026]: and [2532] it rained [1026] not [3756] on [1909] the earth [1093] by the space of three [5140] years [1763] and [2532] six [1803] months [3376].
18 And [2532] he prayed [4336] again [3825], and [2532] the heaven [3772] gave [1325] rain [5205], and [2532] the earth [1093] brought forth [985] her [846] fruit [2590].
16 If [1437] any man [5100] see [1492] his [846] brother [80] sin [264] a sin [266] which is not [3361] unto [4314] death [2288], he shall ask [154], and [2532] he shall give [1325] him [846] life [2222] for them that sin [264] not [3361] unto [4314] death [2288]. There is [2076] a sin [266] unto [4314] death [2288]: I do not [3756] say [3004] that [2443] he shall pray [2065] for [4012] it [1565].
10 He that believeth [4100] on [1519] the Son [5207] of God [2316] hath [2192] the witness [3141] in [1722] himself [1438]: he that believeth [4100] not [3361] God [2316] hath made [4160] him [846] a liar [5583]; because [3754] he believeth [4100] not [3756] [1519] the record [3141] that [3739] God [2316] gave [3140] of [4012] his [846] Son [5207].
2 Hereby [1722] [3739] [5129] know ye [1097] the Spirit [4151] of God [2316]: Every [3956] spirit [4151] that confesseth [3670] that Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] is come [2064] in [1722] the flesh [4561] is [2076] of [1537] God [2316]:
3 And [2532] every [3956] spirit [4151] that [3739] confesseth [3670] not [3361] that Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] is come [2064] in [1722] the flesh [4561] is [2076] not [3756] of [1537] God [2316]: and [2532] this [5124] is [2076] that spirit of antichrist [500], whereof [3739] ye have heard [191] that [3754] it should come [2064]; and even [2532] now [3568] already [2235] is it [2076] in [1722] the world [2889].
22 Who [5101] is [2076] a liar [5583] but [1508] he that denieth [720] that [3754] Jesus [2424] is [2076] [3756] the Christ [5547]? He [3778] is [2076] antichrist [500], that denieth [720] the Father [3962] and [2532] the Son [5207].
19 They went out [1831] from [1537] us [2257], but [235] they were [2258] not [3756] of [1537] us [2257]; for [1063] if [1487] they had been [2258] of [1537] us [2257], they would [302] no doubt have continued [3306] with [3326] us [2257]: but [235] they went out, that [2443] they might be made manifest [5319] that [3754] they were [1526] not [3756] all [3956] of [1537] us [2257].
5 Who [5101] is [2076] he that overcometh [3528] the world [2889], but [1508] he that believeth [4100] that [3754] Jesus [2424] is [2076] the Son [5207] of God [2316]?
1 Whosoever [3956] believeth [4100] that [3754] Jesus [2424] is [2076] the Christ [5547] is born [1080] of [1537] God [2316]: and [2532] every one [3956] that loveth [25] him that begat [1080] loveth [25] him also [2532] that is begotten [1080] of [1537] him [846].
11 And [2532] this [3778] is [2076] the record [3141], that [3754] God [2316] hath given [1325] to us [2254] eternal [166] life [2222], and [2532] this [3778] life [2222] is [2076] in [1722] his [846] Son [5207].
12 He that hath [2192] the Son [5207] hath [2192] life [2222]; and he that hath [2192] not [3361] the Son [5207] of God [2316] hath [2192] not [3756] life [2222].
13 These things [5023] have I written [1125] unto you [5213] that believe [4100] on [1519] the name [3686] of the Son [5207] of God [2316]; that [2443] ye may know [1492] that ye [3754] have [2192] eternal [166] life [2222], and [2532] that [2443] ye may believe [4100] on [1519] the name [3686] of the Son [5207] of God [2316].
4 Whosoever [3956] committeth [4160] sin [266] transgresseth [4160] [458] also [2532] the law [458]: for [2532] sin [266] is [2076] the transgression of the law [458].
9 If [1437] we confess [3670] our [2257] sins [266], he is [2076] faithful [4103] and [2532] just [1342] to [2443] forgive [863] us [2254] our sins [266], and [2532] to cleanse [2511] us [2248] from [575] all [3956] unrighteousness [93].
13 Neither [3366] yield ye [3936] your [5216] members [3196] as instruments [3696] of unrighteousness [93] unto sin [266]: but [235] yield [3936] yourselves [1438] unto God [2316], as [5613] those that are alive [2198] from [1537] the dead [3498], and [2532] your [5216] members [3196] as instruments [3696] of righteousness [1343] unto God [2316].
4 Whosoever [3956] committeth [4160] sin [266] transgresseth [4160] [458] also [2532] the law [458]: for [2532] sin [266] is [2076] the transgression of the law [458].