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# sin, sins, sinned, sinful, sinner, sinners, sinning
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## Definition:
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The term "sin" refers to actions, thoughts, and words that are against God's will and laws. Sin can also refer to not doing something that God wants us to do.
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* Sin includes anything we do that does not obey or please God, even things that other people don't know about.
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* Thoughts and actions that disobey God's will are called "sinful."
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* Because Adam sinned, all human beings are born with a "sinful nature," a nature that that controls them and causes them to sin.
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* A "sinner" is someone who sins, so every human being is a sinner.
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* Sometimes the word "sinners" was used by religious people like the Pharisees to refer to people who didn't keep the law as well as the Pharisees thought they should.
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* The term "sinner" was also used for people who were considered to be worse sinners than other people. For example, this label was given to tax collectors and prostitutes.
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## Translation Suggestions:
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* The term "sin" could be translated with a word or phrase that means "disobedience to God" or "going against God's will" or "evil behavior and thoughts" or "wrongdoing."
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* To "sin" could also be translated as to "disobey God" or to "do wrong."
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* Depending on the context "sinful" could be translated as "full of wrongdoing" or "wicked" or "immoral" or "evil" or "rebelling against God."
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* Depending on the context the term "sinner" could be translated with a word or phrase that means, "person who sins" or "person who does wrong things" or "person who disobeys God" or "person who disobeys the law."
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* The term "sinners" could be translated by a word or phrase that means "very sinful people" or "people considered to be very sinful" or "immoral people."
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* Ways to translate "tax collectors and sinners" could include "people who collect money for the government, and other very sinful people" or "very sinful people, including (even) tax collectors."
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* In expressions like "slaves to sin" or "ruled by sin," the term "sin" could be translated as "disobedience" or "evil desires and actions."
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* Make sure the translation of this term can include sinful behavior and thoughts, even those that other people don't see or know about.
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* The term "sin" should be general, and different from the terms for "wickedness" and "evil."
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(See also: [disobey](../other/disobey.md), [evil](../kt/evil.md), [flesh](../kt/flesh.md), [tax collector](../other/tax.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Chronicles 09:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/09/01)
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* [1 John 01:10](rc://en/tn/help/1jn/01/10)
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* [1 John 02:02](rc://en/tn/help/1jn/02/02)
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* [2 Samuel 07:12-14](rc://en/tn/help/2sa/07/12)
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* [Acts 03:19](rc://en/tn/help/act/03/19)
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* [Daniel 09:24](rc://en/tn/help/dan/09/24)
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* [Genesis 04:07](rc://en/tn/help/gen/04/07)
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* [Hebrews 12:02](rc://en/tn/help/heb/12/02)
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* [Isaiah 53:11](rc://en/tn/help/isa/53/11)
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* [Jeremiah 18:23](rc://en/tn/help/jer/18/23)
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* [Leviticus 04:14](rc://en/tn/help/lev/04/14)
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* [Luke 15:18](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/18)
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* [Matthew 12:31](rc://en/tn/help/mat/12/31)
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* [Romans 06:23](rc://en/tn/help/rom/06/23)
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* [Romans 08:04](rc://en/tn/help/rom/08/04)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[03:15](rc://en/tn/help/obs/03/15)__ God said, "I promise I will never again curse the ground because of the evil things people do, or destroy the world by causing a flood, even though people are __sinful__ from the time they are children."
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* __[13:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/12)__ God was very angry with them because of their __sin__ and planned to destroy them.
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* __[20:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/20/01)__ The kingdoms of Israel and Judah both __sinned__ against God. They broke the covenant that God made with them at Sinai.
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* __[21:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/13)__ The prophets also said that the Messiah would be perfect, having no __sin__. He would die to receive the punishment for other people's __sin__.
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* __[35:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/35/01)__ One day, Jesus was teaching many tax collectors and other __sinners__ who had gathered to hear him.
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* __[38:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/38/05)__ Then Jesus took a cup and said, "Drink this. It is my blood of the New Covenant that is poured out for the forgiveness of __sins__.
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* __[43:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/43/11)__ Peter answered them, "Every one of you should repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that God will forgive your __sins__."
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* __[48:08](rc://en/tn/help/obs/48/08)__ We all deserve to die for our __sins__!
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* __[49:17](rc://en/tn/help/obs/49/17)__ Even though you are a Christian, you will still be tempted to __sin__. But God is faithful and says that if you confess your __sins__, he will forgive you. He will give you strength to fight against __sin__.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H817, H819, H2398, H2399, H2400, H2401, H2402, H2403, H2408, H2409, H6588, H7683, H7686, G93, G264, G265, G266, G268, G361, G3781, G3900, G4258
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