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Chapter 6: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment of Sin
1. Our first parents,[1] being seduced by the subtlety and temptation of Satan, sinned in eating the forbidden fruit.a This, their sin, God was pleased to permit, according to His wise and holy counsel, having resolved to order it to His own glory.b
aGenesis 3:13 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 2 Corinthians 11:3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bRomans 11:32 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
2. By this sin they fell from their original righteousness and communion with God,a and thus became dead in sinb and completely defiled in all the faculties and parts of soul and body.c
aGenesis 3:6–8 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ecclesiastes 7:29 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 3:23 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bGenesis 2:17 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ephesians 2:1 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cTitus 1:15 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Genesis 6:5 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Jeremiah 17:9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 3:10–19 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
3. Because they were the root of all mankind,a the guilt of this sin was imputed[2] to all their posterity. Likewise the same death in sin and corrupted nature were also conveyed to all their posterity. These descend from them by ordinary generation.[3], b
aGenesis 1:27–28 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Genesis 2:16–17 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) and Acts
17:26 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 5:12, 15–19 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Corinthians 15:21–22, 45,
49 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ;[4] bPsalm
51:5 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
; Genesis 5:3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Job 14:4 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Job 15:14 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
4. As a result of this original corruption, we are utterly averse, disabled, and made opposite to all good,a and are entirely inclined to all evil.b Thus all actual transgressions proceed from this original corruption.c
aRomans 5:6 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 8:7 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 7:18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Colossians 1:21 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bGenesis 6:5 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Genesis 8:21 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 3:10–12 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cJames 1:14–15 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ephesians 2:2–3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Matthew 15:19 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
5. During this life, this corruption of nature remains in those who are regenerated.[5], a And although this corruption is pardoned and mortified[6] [put to death] though Christ, both the corruption itself and all the motions[7] from it are truly and properly sin.b
a1 John 1:8, 10 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 7:14, 17–18, 23 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; James 3:2 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Proverbs 20:9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Ecclesiastes 7:20 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bRomans 7:5,
7–8, 25 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Galatians 5:17 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
6. Every sin, both original[8] and actual, is a transgression of the righteous law of God and contrary to it.a Thus, in its own nature, sin brings guilt upon the sinner,b by which he is bound over to the wrath of Godc and curse of the law,d and thus made subject to death,e with all miseries spiritual,f temporal,g and eternal.h
a1 John 3:4 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bRomans 2:15 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 3:9, 19 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cEphesians 2:3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; dGalatians 3:10 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; eRomans 6:23 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; fEphesians 4:18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; gRomans 8:20 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Lamentations 3:39 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
; hMatthew 25:41 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
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Ch. 6:1
Genesis 3:13 (ESV) Back
13Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What
is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I
ate.”
Genesis 3:13 (KJ3) Back
13 And Jehovah God said to the woman, What is
this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.
Genesis 3:13 (NASB95) Back
13Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What
is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I
ate.”
Genesis 3:13 (WEB) Back
13 Yahweh
God said to the woman, “What have you done?”
2 Corinthians 11:3 (ESV) Back
3But I am afraid that as the serpent
deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere
and pure devotion to Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJ3) Back
3 But I fear lest by any means, as
the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your thoughts should be
corrupted from the simplicity which is due to Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:3 (NASB95) Back
3But I am afraid that, as the serpent
deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the
simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:3 (WEB) Back
3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent
deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the
simplicity that is in Christ.
Romans 11:32 (ESV) Back
32For God has consigned all to disobedience,
that he may have mercy on all.
Romans 11:32 (KJ3) Back
32 For God shut up all into
disobedience, that He may show mercy to all.
Romans 11:32 (NASB95) Back
32For God has shut up all in disobedience so
that He may show mercy to all.
Romans 11:32 (WEB) Back
32 For God has shut up all to disobedience,
that he might have mercy on all.
Ch. 6:2
Genesis 3:6–8 (ESV) Back
6So when the woman saw that the tree was
good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to
be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave
some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both were opened, and
they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made
themselves loincloths. 8And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking
in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves
from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:6-8 (KJ3) Back
6¶ And the woman saw that the tree was good
for food, and that to the eyes it was to be desired, and the tree was
desirable to make one wise. And she took of its fruit and ate; and
she also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
7 And the eyes of both of them were opened,
and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed leaves of the fig
tree, and made girdles for themselves.
8 And they heard the sound of Jehovah God
walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day. And the man and his
wife hid themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the middle of the trees of
the garden.
Genesis 3:6–8 (NASB95) Back
6When the woman saw that the tree was good
for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was
desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also
to her husband with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both of them were opened,
and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made
themselves loin coverings. 8They heard the sound of the Lord God
walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:6-8 (WEB) Back
6 When the woman saw that the tree was
good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to
be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave
some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.
7 Their eyes were opened, and they both knew
that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for
themselves.
8 They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the
garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the
presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 (ESV) Back
29See, this alone I found, that God made man
upright, but they have sought out many schemes.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 (KJ3) Back
29 See, this only I have found,
that God has made man upright, but they have sought out many inventions.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 (NASB95) Back
29“Behold, I have found only this, that God
made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”
Ecclesiastes 7:29 (WEB) Back
29 Behold, I have only found this: that God
made man upright; but they search for many schemes.”
Romans 3:23 (ESV) Back
23for all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God,
Romans 3:23 (KJ3) Back
23 for all sinned and fall short of
the glory of God,
Romans 3:23 (NASB95) Back
23for all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God,
Romans 3:23 (WEB) Back
23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the
glory of God;
Genesis 2:17 (ESV) Back
17but of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely
die.”
Genesis 2:17 (KJ3) Back
17 but of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and
Evil you may not eat, for in the day of the eating of it, dying you shall die.
Genesis 2:17 (NASB95) Back
17but from the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely
die.”
Genesis 2:17 (WEB) Back
17 but you shall not eat of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely
die.”
Ephesians 2:1 (ESV) Back
1And you were dead in the trespasses and
sins
Ephesians 2:1 (KJ3) Back
1¶ and you being dead in
deviations and sins,
Ephesians 2:1 (NASB95) Back
1And you were dead in your trespasses and
sins,
Ephesians 2:1 (WEB) Back
1 You were made alive when you were dead
in transgressions and sins,
Titus 1:15 (ESV) Back
15To the pure, all things are pure, but to
the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their
consciences are defiled.
Titus 1:15 (KJ3) Back
15 Truly, all things are pure
to the pure, but to the ones being defiled and unbelieving, nothing is
pure, but even their mind and conscience has been defiled.
Titus 1:15 (NASB95) Back
15To the pure, all things are pure; but to
those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and
their conscience are defiled.
Titus 1:15 (WEB) Back
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to
those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and
their conscience are defiled.
Genesis 6:5 (ESV) Back
5The Lord saw that the wickedness of man
was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5 (KJ3) Back
5 And Jehovah saw that the evil of man was great
on the earth, and every purpose of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil all the day.
Genesis 6:5 (NASB95) Back
5Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of
man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5 (WEB) Back
5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man
was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s
heart was continually only evil.
Jeremiah 17:9 (ESV) Back
9The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Jeremiah 17:9 (KJ3) Back
9 The heart is deceitful
above all things, and it is incurable; who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9 (NASB95) Back
9“The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
Jeremiah 17:9 (WEB) Back
9 The heart
is deceitful above all things
Romans 3:10–19 (ESV) Back
10as it is written: “None is righteous, no,
not one; 11no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12All
have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not
even one.” 13“Their throat is an open grave; they use their
tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.” 14“Their
mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” 15“Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16in
their paths are ruin and misery, 17and the way of peace they have not known.” 18“There
is no fear of God before their eyes.” 19Now we know that whatever the law says it
speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and
the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Romans 3:10-19 (KJ3) Back
10 according as it is written, “There
is not a righteous one, not even one!”
11“There is not one understanding,
there is not one seeking God.”
12 All turned aside; together they
became worthless, not one is doing goodness, not so much as one!Ӡ
13“Their throat is a tomb
being opened;” “they used deceit with their tongues; the poison of asps is
under their lips;
14 whose mouth is full of
cursing and bitterness.
15 Their feet are swift to
shed blood;
16 ruin and misery are in
their ways;
17 and they did not know a way of
peace;
18 there is no fear of God before
their eyes.Ӡ
19¶ But we know that as many things
as the law says, it says to the ones within the law, so that every
mouth may be stopped, and all the world be accountable to God.
Romans 3:10–19 (NASB95) Back
10as it is written, “There is none
righteous, not even one; 11There is none who understands, There is
none who seeks for God; 12All have turned aside, together they have become
useless; There is none who does good, There is not even one.” 13“Their
throat is an open grave, With their tongues they keep deceiving,” “The poison
of asps is under their lips”; 14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and
bitterness”; 15“Their feet are swift to shed blood, 16Destruction
and misery are in their paths, 17And the path of peace they have not
known.” 18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.” 19Now we
know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so
that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;
Romans 3:10-19 (WEB) Back
10 As
it is written,
11 There is no
one who understands.
12 They have
all turned away.
13“Their
throat is an open tomb.
14“whose mouth is full of cursing and
bitterness.”✡
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.
17 The way of peace, they haven’t known.”✡
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”✡
19 Now we know that whatever things the
law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be
closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
Ch. 6:3
Genesis 1:27–28 (ESV) Back
27So God created man in his own image, in
the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28And God
blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the
earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the
birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 1:27-28 (KJ3) Back
27 And God created the man in His own image; in
the image of God He created him. He created them male and female.
28 And God blessed them; and God said to them,
Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion
over the fish of the seas, and over birds of the heavens, and over every living
creature moving on the earth.
Genesis 1:27–28 (NASB95) Back
27God created man in His own image, in the
image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28God
blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the
earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of
the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 1:27-28 (WEB) Back
27 God created man in his own image. In God’s
image he created him; male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them. God said to them, “Be
fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish
of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves
on the earth.”
Genesis 2:16–17 (ESV) Back
16And the Lord God commanded the man,
saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17but of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely
die.”
Genesis 2:16-17 (KJ3) Back
16¶ And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying,
Eating you may eat of every tree in the garden;
17 but of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and
Evil you may not eat, for in the day of the eating of it, dying you shall die.
Genesis 2:16–17 (NASB95) Back
16The Lord God commanded the man, saying,
“From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17but from the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely
die.”
Genesis 2:16-17 (WEB) Back
16 Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You
may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
17 but you shall not eat of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely
die.”
Acts 17:26 (ESV) Back
26And he made from one man every nation of
mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted
periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,
Acts 17:26 (KJ3) Back
26 And He made every nation of men
of one blood, to live on all the face of the earth, having determined
fore-appointed seasons and boundaries of their dwelling,
Acts 17:26 (NASB95) Back
26and He made from one man every nation of
mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed
times and the boundaries of their habitation,
Acts 17:26 (WEB) Back
26 He made from one blood every nation of men
to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons,
and the boundaries of their dwellings,
Romans 5:12, 15–19 (ESV) Back
12Therefore, just as sin came into the world
through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because
all sinned—
15But the free gift is not like the
trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace
of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for
many. 16And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the
judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift
following many trespasses brought justification. 17For if, because of one man’s trespass,
death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the
abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the
one man Jesus Christ. 18Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for
all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all
men. 19For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the
one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:12, 15-19 (KJ3) Back
12 Because of this, even as sin
entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death passed
to all men, inasmuch as all sinned.
15 But not as the deviation, so
also is the free gift. For if by the deviation of the one the many died, much
more the grace of God, and the gift in grace, which is of the one Man,
Jesus Christ, abounded to the many.
16 And the gift is not as
through one having sinned; for indeed the judgment was of one to
condemnation, but the free gift is of many deviations to justification.
17 For if by the deviation of the
one death reigned through the one, much more the ones receiving the
abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by the
One, Jesus Christ.
18 So therefore, as through one
deviation came to all men to condemnation, so also through one effected
righteousness came to all men to justification of life.
19 For as through the one man’s
disobedience the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience
of the One the many shall be constituted righteous.
Romans 5:12, 15–19 (NASB95) Back
12Therefore, just as through one man sin
entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men,
because all sinned—
15But the free gift is not like the
transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more
did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ,
abound to the many. 16The gift is not like that which came through the
one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression
resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many
transgressions resulting in justification. 17For if by the transgression of the one,
death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of
grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One,
Jesus Christ. 18So then as through one transgression there
resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness
there resulted justification of life to all men. 19For as through the one man’s disobedience
the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many
will be made righteous.
Romans 5:12, 15-19 (WEB) Back
12 Therefore as sin entered into the world
through one man, and death through sin; so death passed to all men, because all
sinned.
15 But the free gift isn’t like the trespass.
For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of
God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the
many.
16 The gift is not as through one who sinned:
for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift came of many
trespasses to justification.
17 For if by the trespass of the one, death
reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of
grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus
Christ.
18 So then as through one trespass, all men
were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were
justified to life.
19 For as through the one man’s disobedience
many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be
made righteous.
1 Corinthians 15:21–22, 45, 49 (ESV) Back
21For as by a man came death, by a man has
come also the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ
shall all be made alive.
45Thus it is written, “The first man Adam
became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
49Just as we have borne the image of the man
of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:21-22, 45, 49 (KJ3) Back
21 For since death is through
man, also through a Man is a resurrection of dead ones;
22 for as in Adam all die, so also
in Christ all will be made alive.
45 So also it has been written,
“The” first “man”, Adam, “became a living soul;” the last Adam a Spirit giving
life.†
49 And as we bore the image of the
earthy man, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
1 Corinthians 15:21–22, 45, 49 (NASB95) Back
21For since by a man came death, by a man
also came the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ
all will be made alive.
45So also it is written, “The first man,
Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
49Just as we have borne the image of the
earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
1 Corinthians 15:21-22, 45, 49 (WEB) Back
21 For since death came by man, the
resurrection of the dead also came by man.
22 For as in Adam all die, so
also in Christ all will be made alive.
45 So also it is written, “The first man,
Adam, became a living soul.”✡ The last Adam became a life-giving
spirit.
49 As we have borne the image of those made of
dust, let’s* also bear the image of
the heavenly.
Psalm 51:5 (ESV) Back
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalm 51:5 (KJ3) Back
5 Behold, I was brought forth in
iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Psalm 51:5 (NASB95) Back
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
Psalm 51:5 (WEB) Back
5 Behold, I
was born in iniquity.
Genesis 5:3 (ESV) Back
3When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered
a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
Genesis 5:3 (KJ3) Back
3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years
and fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and
called his name Seth.
Genesis 5:3 (NASB95) Back
3When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty
years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his
image, and named him Seth.
Genesis 5:3 (WEB) Back
3 Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and
became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him
Seth.
Job 14:4 (ESV) Back
4Who can bring a clean thing out of an
unclean? There is not one.
Job 14:4 (KJ3) Back
4 Who gives a clean thing out
of an unclean one? Not one!
Job 14:4 (NASB95) Back
4“Who can make the clean out of the
unclean? No one!
Job 14:4 (WEB) Back
4 Who can
bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
Job 15:14 (ESV) Back
14What is man, that he can be pure? Or he
who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
Job 15:14 (KJ3) Back
14 What is man that he
should be clean? Or he born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Job 15:14 (NASB95) Back
14“What is man, that he should be pure, Or
he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Job 15:14 (WEB) Back
14 What is
man, that he should be clean?
Ch. 6:4
Romans 5:6 (ESV) Back
6For while we were still weak, at the right
time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6 (KJ3) Back
6¶ for we yet being without
strength, in due time Christ died for ungodly ones.
Romans 5:6 (NASB95) Back
6For while we were still helpless, at the
right time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6 (WEB) Back
6 For while we were yet weak, at the right
time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 8:7 (ESV) Back
7For the mind that is set on the flesh is
hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.
Romans 8:7 (KJ3) Back
7 Therefore the mind of the flesh is
enmity towards God; for it is not being subject to the law of God, for
neither can it be.
Romans 8:7 (NASB95) Back
7because the mind set on the flesh is
hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is
not even able to do so,
Romans 8:7 (WEB) Back
7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile
towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.
Romans 7:18 (ESV) Back
18For I know that nothing good dwells in me,
that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the
ability to carry it out.
Romans 7:18 (KJ3) Back
18 For I know that in me, that is
in my flesh, dwells no good. For to will is present to me, but to fully work
the good I do not find.
Romans 7:18 (NASB95) Back
18For I know that nothing good dwells in me,
that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the
good is not.
Romans 7:18 (WEB) Back
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh,
dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing
that which is good.
Colossians 1:21 (ESV) Back
21And you, who once were alienated and
hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
Colossians 1:21 (KJ3) Back
21 And you then being alienated and
a hostile one in your mind by evil works, but now He reconciled
Colossians 1:21 (NASB95) Back
21And although you were formerly alienated
and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds,
Colossians 1:21 (WEB) Back
21 You, being in past times alienated and
enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
Genesis 6:5 (ESV) Back
5The Lord saw that the wickedness of man
was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5 (KJ3) Back
5 And Jehovah saw that the evil of man was great
on the earth, and every purpose of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil all the day.
Genesis 6:5 (NASB95) Back
5Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of
man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5 (WEB) Back
5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man
was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s
heart was continually only evil.
Genesis 8:21 (ESV) Back
21And when the Lord smelled the pleasing
aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because
of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I
ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
Genesis 8:21 (KJ3) Back
21 And Jehovah smelled the soothing fragrance,
and Jehovah said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground for the sake
of man, because the purpose of the heart of man is evil from his youth.
Yea, I will not again smite every living thing as I have done.
Genesis 8:21 (NASB95) Back
21The Lord smelled the soothing aroma; and
the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of
man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never
again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Genesis 8:21 (WEB) Back
21 Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh
said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake
because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never
again strike every living thing, as I have done.
Romans 3:10–12 (ESV) Back
10as it is written: “None is righteous, no,
not one; 11no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12All
have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not
even one.”
Romans 3:10-12 (KJ3) Back
10 according as it is written, “There
is not a righteous one, not even one!”
11“There is not one understanding,
there is not one seeking God.”
12 All turned aside; together they
became worthless, not one is doing goodness, not so much as one!”
Romans 3:10–12 (NASB95) Back
10as it is written, “There is none
righteous, not even one; 11There is none who understands, There is
none who seeks for God; 12All have turned aside, together they have become
useless; There is none who does good, There is not even one.”
Romans 3:10-12 (WEB) Back
10 As
it is written,
11 There is no
one who understands.
12 They have
all turned away.
James 1:14–15 (ESV) Back
14But each person is tempted when he is
lured and enticed by his own desire. 15Then desire when it has conceived gives
birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
James 1:14-15 (KJ3) Back
14 But each one is tempted
by his own lusts, being drawn out and being enticed by them.
15 Then, having conceived, lust
brings forth sin. And sin being fully formed brings forth death.
James 1:14–15 (NASB95) Back
14But each one is tempted when he is carried
away and enticed by his own lust. 15Then when lust has conceived, it gives
birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
James 1:14-15 (WEB) Back
14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn
away by his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears
sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, produces death.
Ephesians 2:2–3 (ESV) Back
2in which you once walked, following the
course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit
that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3among whom we all once lived in the
passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and
were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Ephesians 2:2-3 (KJ3) Back
2 in which you formerly walked
according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority
of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,
3 among whom we also all conducted
ourselves in times past in the lusts of our flesh, acting out the wills of the
flesh and of the understandings, and were by nature the children of wrath, even
as the rest.
Ephesians 2:2–3 (NASB95) Back
2in which you formerly walked according to
the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of
the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3Among
them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires
of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the
rest.
Ephesians 2:2-3 (WEB) Back
2 in which you once walked according to the
course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the
spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;
3 among whom we also all once lived in the
lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by
nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
Matthew 15:19 (ESV) Back
19For out of the heart come evil thoughts,
murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
Matthew 15:19 (KJ3) Back
19 For out of the heart come forth
evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessimgs,
blasphemies.
Matthew 15:19 (NASB95) Back
19“For out of the heart come evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
Matthew 15:19 (WEB) Back
19 For out of the heart come evil
thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and
blasphemies.
Ch. 6:5
1 John 1:8, 10 (ESV) Back
8If we say we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
10If we say we have not sinned, we make him
a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 1:8, 10 (KJ3) Back
8¶ If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
10 If we say that we have not
sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.
1 John 1:8, 10 (NASB95) Back
8If we say that we have no sin, we are
deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
10If we say that we have not sinned, we make
Him a liar and His word is not in us.
1 John 1:8, 10 (WEB) Back
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
10 If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Romans 7:14, 17–18, 23 (ESV) Back
14For we know that the law is spiritual, but
I am of the flesh, sold under sin.
17So now it is no longer I who do it, but
sin that dwells within me. 18For I know that nothing good dwells in me,
that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the
ability to carry it out.
23but I see in my members another law waging
war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that
dwells in my members.
Romans 7:14, 17-18, 23 (KJ3) Back
14¶ For we know that the Law is
spiritual, but I am fleshly, having been sold under sin.
17 But now I no longer fully work
it, but the sin dwelling in me.
18 For I know that in me, that is
in my flesh, dwells no good. For to will is present to me, but to fully work
the good I do not find.
23 but I see another law in my
members warring against the law of my mind, and taking me captive by the law of
sin being in my members.
Romans 7:14, 17–18, 23 (NASB95) Back
14For we know that the Law is spiritual, but
I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin.
17So now, no longer am I the one doing it,
but sin which dwells in me. 18For I know that nothing good dwells in me,
that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the
good is not.
23but I see a different law in the members
of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of
the law of sin which is in my members.
Romans 7:14, 17-18, 23 (WEB) Back
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I
am fleshly, sold under sin.
17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin
which dwells in me.
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh,
dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing
that which is good.
23 but I see a different law in my members,
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the
law of sin which is in my members.
James 3:2 (ESV) Back
2For we all stumble in many ways. And if
anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to
bridle his whole body.
James 3:2 (KJ3) Back
2 For we all stumble in many
ways. If any one does not stumble in word, this one is a mature
man, able also to bridle the whole body.
James 3:2 (NASB95) Back
2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone
does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole
body as well.
James 3:2 (WEB) Back
2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone
doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole
body also.
Proverbs 20:9 (ESV) Back
9Who can say, “I have made my heart pure; I
am clean from my sin”?
Proverbs 20:9 (KJ3) Back
9¶ Who can say, I have made my
heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Proverbs 20:9 (NASB95) Back
9Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart, I
am pure from my sin”?
Proverbs 20:9 (WEB) Back
9 Who can
say, “I have made my heart pure.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (ESV) Back
20Surely there is not a righteous man on
earth who does good and never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (KJ3) Back
20 For there is not a just one
on the earth who does good, and does not sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NASB95) Back
20Indeed, there is not a righteous man on
earth who continually does good and who never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (WEB) Back
20 Surely there is not a righteous man on
earth, who does good and doesn’t sin.
Romans 7:5, 7–8, 25 (ESV) Back
5For while we were living in the flesh, our
sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit
for death.
7What then shall we say? That the law is
sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known
sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said,
“You shall not covet.” 8But sin, seizing an opportunity through the
commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law,
sin lies dead.
25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our
Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I
serve the law of sin.
Romans 7:5, 7-8, 25 (KJ3) Back
5 For when we were in the flesh,
the passions of sin were working in our members through the law for the bearing
of fruit unto death.
7¶ What shall we say then? Is the
law sin? Let it not be! But I did not know sin if not through law; for also I
did not know lusting if not the law said, “You shall not lust.”†
8 But sin taking opportunity
through the commandment worked every lust in me; for apart from law, sin is dead.
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ
our Lord! So then I myself with the mind truly serve the Law of God, but
with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7:5, 7–8, 25 (NASB95) Back
5For while we were in the flesh, the sinful
passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our
body to bear fruit for death.
7What shall we say then? Is the Law sin?
May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except
through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not
said, “You shall not covet.” 8But sin, taking opportunity through the
commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin
is dead.
25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our
Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God,
but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7:5, 7-8, 25 (WEB) Back
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful
passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring out fruit
to death.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law
sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin, except through the
law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting, unless the law had said, “You shall
not covet.”✡
8 But sin, finding occasion through the commandment,
produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord!
So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.
Galatians 5:17 (ESV) Back
17For the desires of the flesh are against
the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are
opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Galatians 5:17 (KJ3) Back
17 For the flesh lusts against the
Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another;
that not whatever you may will, but these things you do.
Galatians 5:17 (NASB95) Back
17For the flesh sets its desire against the
Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one
another, so that you may not do the things that you please.
Galatians 5:17 (WEB) Back
17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and
the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you
may not do the things that you desire.
Ch. 6:6
1 John 3:4 (ESV) Back
4Everyone who makes a practice of sinning
also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4 (KJ3) Back
4¶ Everyone practicing sin also
practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4 (NASB95) Back
4Everyone who practices sin also practices
lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4 (WEB) Back
4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness.
Sin is lawlessness.
Romans 2:15 (ESV) Back
15They show that the work of the law is
written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their
conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them
Romans 2:15 (KJ3) Back
15 who demonstrate the work of the
law written in their hearts, witnessing with their conscience and between one
another the thoughts accusing or even defending
Romans 2:15 (NASB95) Back
15in that they show the work of the Law
written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts
alternately accusing or else defending them,
Romans 2:15 (WEB) Back
15 in that they show the work of the law
written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their
thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
Romans 3:9, 19 (ESV) Back
9What then? Are we Jews any better off? No,
not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are
under sin,
19Now we know that whatever the law says it
speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and
the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Romans 3:9, 19 (KJ3) Back
9 What then? Do we excel? Not at
all! For we before have charged both Jews and Greeks all to be under sin;
19¶ But we know that as many things
as the law says, it says to the ones within the law, so that every
mouth may be stopped, and all the world be accountable to God.
Romans 3:9, 19 (NASB95) Back
9What then? Are we better than they? Not at
all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;
19Now we know that whatever the Law says, it
speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and
all the world may become accountable to God;
Romans 3:9, 19 (WEB) Back
9 What then? Are we better than they?
No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all
under sin.
19 Now we know that whatever things the
law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be
closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
Ephesians 2:3 (ESV) Back
3among whom we all once lived in the
passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and
were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Ephesians 2:3 (KJ3) Back
3 among whom we also all conducted
ourselves in times past in the lusts of our flesh, acting out the wills of the
flesh and of the understandings, and were by nature the children of wrath, even
as the rest.
Ephesians 2:3 (NASB95) Back
3Among them we too all formerly lived in
the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and
were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
Ephesians 2:3 (WEB) Back
3 among whom we also all once lived in the
lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by
nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
Galatians 3:10 (ESV) Back
10For all who rely on works of the law are
under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all
things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
Galatians 3:10 (KJ3) Back
10 For as many as are out of works
of Law, these are under a curse. For it is writ- ten, “Accursed is everyone
who does not continue in all the things having been written in the book of the
Law, to do them.”
Galatians 3:10 (NASB95) Back
10For as many as are of the works of the Law
are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by
all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.”
Galatians 3:10 (WEB) Back
10 For as many as are of the works of the law
are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue
in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”
Romans 6:23 (ESV) Back
23For the wages of sin is death, but the
free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (KJ3) Back
23 For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is everlasting life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (NASB95) Back
23For the wages of sin is death, but the
free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (WEB) Back
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 4:18 (ESV) Back
18They are darkened in their understanding,
alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to
their hardness of heart.
Ephesians 4:18 (KJ3) Back
18 having been darkened in the
intellect, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance
which is in them because of the hardness of their heart,
Ephesians 4:18 (NASB95) Back
18being darkened in their understanding,
excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because
of the hardness of their heart;
Ephesians 4:18 (WEB) Back
18 being darkened in their understanding,
alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them,
because of the hardening of their hearts;
Romans 8:20 (ESV) Back
20For the creation was subjected to
futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
Romans 8:20 (KJ3) Back
20 For the creation was not willingly
subjected to vanity, but through the One subjecting it, on hope;
Romans 8:20 (NASB95) Back
20For the creation was subjected to
futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
Romans 8:20 (WEB) Back
20 For the creation was subjected to vanity,
not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
Lamentations 3:39 (ESV) Back
39Why should a living man complain, a man,
about the punishment of his sins?
Lamentations 3:39 (KJ3) Back
39 What? Should mankind complain,
living man, because of his sins?
Lamentations 3:39 (NASB95) Back
39Why should any living mortal, or any man,
Offer complaint in view of his sins?
Lamentations 3:39 (WEB) Back
39 Why does a
living man complain,
Matthew 25:41 (ESV) Back
41“Then he will say to those on his left,
‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and
his angels.
Matthew 25:41 (KJ3) Back
41 Then He will also say to those
at the left, Go away from Me, the ones cursed, into the everlasting
fire having been prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:41 (NASB95) Back
41“Then He will also say to those on His
left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been
prepared for the devil and his angels;
Matthew 25:41 (WEB) Back
41 Then he will say also to those on the
left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared
for the devil and his angels;
2 Thessalonians 1:9 (ESV) Back
9They will suffer the punishment of eternal
destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his
might,
2 Thessalonians 1:9 (KJ3) Back
9 who will pay the penalty:
everlasting destruction from the face of the Lord, “and from the glory of His
strength,”
2 Thessalonians 1:9 (NASB95) Back
9These will pay the penalty of eternal
destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His
power,
2 Thessalonians 1:9 (WEB) Back
9 who will pay the penalty: eternal
destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Footnotes
1 Corinthians 15:45 (ESV) Back
45Thus it is written, “The first man Adam
became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:45 (KJ3) Back
45 So also it has been written,
“The” first “man”, Adam, “became a living soul;” the last Adam a Spirit giving
life.
1 Corinthians 15:45 (NASB95) Back
45So also it is written, “The first man,
Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:45 (WEB) Back
45 So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.”✡ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.