# 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."

(See also: [[../kt/innocent.md]], [[../kt/iniquity.md]], [[../other/punish.md]], [[../kt/sin.md]],)

## Bible References: ##

* [Exodus 28:36-38](en/tn/exo/help/28/36)
* [Isaiah 06:6-7](en/tn/isa/help/06/06)
* [James 02:10-11](en/tn/jas/help/02/10)
* [John 19:4-6](en/tn/jhn/help/19/04)
* [Jonah 01:14-16](en/tn/jon/help/01/14)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

* __[39:02](en/tn/obs/help/39/02)__ They brought many witnesses who lied about him (Jesus). However, their statements did not agree with each other, so the Jewish leaders could not prove he was __guilty__  of anything.
* __[39:11](en/tn/obs/help/39/11)__ After speaking with Jesus, Pilate went out to the crowd and said, "I find no __guilt__  in this man." But the Jewish leaders and the crowd shouted, "Crucify him!" Pilate replied, "He is not __guilty__." But they shouted even louder. Then Pilate said a third time, "He is not __guilty__!"
* __[40:04](en/tn/obs/help/40/04)__ Jesus was crucified between two robbers. One of them mocked Jesus, but the other said, "Don't you fear God? We are __guilty__, but this man is innocent.
* __[49:10](en/tn/obs/help/49/10)__ Because of your sin, you are __guilty__  and deserve to die.