1 John 3:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

English ASV

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

English Amplified

Everyone who commits (practices) sin is guilty of lawlessness; for [that is what] sin is, lawlessness (the breaking, violating of God's law by transgression or neglect--being unrestrained and unregulated by His commands and His will).

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Everyone who commits (practices) sin is guilty of lawlessness; for [that is what] sin is, lawlessness (the breaking, violating of God's law by transgression or neglect–being unrestrained and unregulated by His commands and His will).

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Everyone who commits sin practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

English EASY 2024

If a person continues to do wrong things, he is choosing not to obey God's rules. Sin is when we do not obey God's rules.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Anyone who sins breaks God's law. Yes, sinning is the same as living against God's law.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

Those who live sinful lives are disobeying God. Sin is disobedience.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law.

English KJV 1611

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

English LSB

Everyone who does sin also does lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Whoever practices sin breaks the law, for sin is lawlessness.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Everyone who sins breaks the law. In fact, breaking the law is sin.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

English NLT

Those who sin are opposed to the law of God, for all sin opposes the law of God.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Anyone who indulges in sin lives in moral anarchy, for the definition of sin is breaking God’s law.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Every one who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But those who keep on sinning are against God, for every sin is done against the will of God.

English Tyndale 1537

Whosoever committeth(All that commit) sin, committeth unrighteousness also, for sin is unrighteousness.

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