The word in Scripture

Sin in the Bible

The word sin appears 447 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Sin is missing the mark of God's holiness, the rebellion and brokenness that separates us from Him. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What sin means in the Bible

Sin is missing the mark of God's holiness, the rebellion and brokenness that separates us from Him.

Where the word sin appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word sin appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.”Psalms 38:3

“Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.”Psalms 109:14

“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?”Matthew 18:21

“Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.”John 9:41

“If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.”John 15:22

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6:23

“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”Romans 7:8

“For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.”Hebrews 13:11