en_tw/bible/kt/guilt/01.md

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guilt, guilty

Definition

The term "guilt" refers to the fact of having sinned or committed a crime.

  • To "be guilty" means to have done something morally wrong, that is, to have disobeyed God.
  • The opposite of "guilty" is "innocent."

Translation Suggestions

  • Some languages might translate "guilt" as "the weight of sin" or "the counting of sins."
  • Ways to translate "to be guilty" could include a word or phrase that means, "to be at fault" or "having done something morally wrong" or "having committed a sin." ULB exs: take away the guilt of your sin, take away your guilt, guilt offering, punish your guilt, no guilt for murder will attach to him, carry his own guilt, wash away his guilt, be in great guilt, our guilt grows to the heavens