Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.

What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.

In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.

You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.

Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.

All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.

If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

We have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.

I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.

When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.

If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible.

“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!

A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.