1 John 5:17
All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death
I have often wondered about this passage. It says "a" sin in the translations I usually read.
But some versions say "some sins" (or something similar).
AMPC) All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin which does not [involve] death [that may be repented of and forgiven].
(AMPC+) All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin which does not [involve] death [that may be repented of and forgiven].
(ASV) All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
(ESV) All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
(ESV+) R13All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
(GW) Every kind of wrongdoing is sin, yet there are sins that don't lead to death.
(HCSB) All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that does not bring death.
(KJV) All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
(MKJV) All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not to death.
(MSG) Everything we do wrong is sin, but not all sin is fatal.
(NAS77) All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.
(NASB) All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.
(NIrV) Every wrong thing we do is sin. But there are sins that do not lead to death.
(NIV) All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
(NLT) All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.
(RV) All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
But what is this sin? .. are these sin(s)??
1 Pet 4:8; Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Pet 4:9; Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
1 Pet 4:10; As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
I read this in the context of the "one another"'s. Love one another, serve one another, be hospital to one another.
So I take this mean to mean, "our" love will cover some of
their sins.
I think sometimes people are offended at very small things.... possibly even things that aren't really much of a sin.
But.. "it's sin to me!!, if you were me you would feel the same way!!"
The Bible says we are forgiven as we forgive others. ( Matt 6:14-15; )
John 20:23;
"If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."
Luke 17:3;
"Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
