1 John 3:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.

New Living Translation
Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.

English Standard Version
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

Berean Study Bible
Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

New American Standard Bible
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

NASB 1995
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

NASB 1977
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Amplified Bible
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring God’s law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing—being unrestrained by His commands and His will].

Christian Standard Bible
Everyone who commits sin practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone who sins breaks God's law, because sin is the same as breaking God's law.

Good News Translation
Whoever sins is guilty of breaking God's law, because sin is a breaking of the law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who live sinful lives are disobeying God. Sin is disobedience.

International Standard Version
Everyone who keeps living in sin also practices disobedience. In fact, sin is disobedience.

NET Bible
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

New King James Version
Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

King James 2000 Bible
Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

New Heart English Bible
Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

World English Bible
Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

American King James Version
Whoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

American Standard Version
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

A Faithful Version
Everyone who practices sin is also practicing lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.

Darby Bible Translation
Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

English Revised Version
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness: and sin is lawlessness.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the lawe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Who so euer comytteth synne, comytteth vnrighteousnes also, and synne is vnrighteousnes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Whosover committeth synne committeth vnrighteousnes also for synne is vnrighteousnes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Everyone who is doing sin, he also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness,

Berean Literal Bible
Everyone committing sin also commits lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Young's Literal Translation
Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

Smith's Literal Translation
Every one doing sin also does lawlessness; for sin is lawlessness.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Everyone practicing sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whosoever committeth sin commmitteth also iniquity; and sin is iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But whoever commits sin commits evil, for sin is entirely evil.

Lamsa Bible
Whoever commits sin commits evil: for all sin is evil.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Every one that works sin, works also transgression of law: and sin is transgression of law.

Godbey New Testament
Every one doing sin does also a transgression of the law: and sin is the transgression of the law.

Haweis New Testament
Every one who committeth sin, committeth also a transgression of the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Mace New Testament
he that is vitious, is lawless: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Weymouth New Testament
Every one who is guilty of sin is also guilty of violating Law; for sin is the violation of Law.

Worrell New Testament
Every one who commits sin commits lawlessness also; and sin is lawlessness.

Worsley New Testament
Every one that committeth sin, transgresseth the law; for sin is the violation of the law.
















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