Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't think that his mercy is so great that he will forgive your sins no matter how many they are. He does show mercy, but he also shows his furious anger with sinners. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins. Sirach 5:4Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. Sirach 5:5 Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: Sirach 5:7 For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners. Sirach 5:8 Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day. Context Sirach 5…5Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: 6And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins. 7For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners.… Cross References Sirach 5:4 Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. Sirach 5:5 Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: Sirach 5:7 For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners. Sirach 5:8 Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day. |