16 If anyone sees his brother or sister [a]committing a sin not leading to death, (A)he shall ask and [b]God will, for him, give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. (B)There is sin leading to death; (C)I am not saying that he should ask about that. 17 (D)All unrighteousness is sin, and (E)there is sin not leading to death.

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  1. 1 John 5:16 Lit sinning
  2. 1 John 5:16 Or God will give him life, that is, to those who...

16 If you see a fellow believer[a] sinning in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you should pray for those who commit it. 17 All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.

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  1. 5:16 Greek a brother.

16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he will ask; and God will give him life for those whose sinning does not lead to death. There is sin that does lead to death; I am not saying he should pray about that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

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16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not bring death, he should ask, and God[a] will give life to him—to those who commit sin that doesn’t bring death. There is sin[b] that brings death. I am not saying he should pray about that. 17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that does not bring death.

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  1. 1 John 5:16 Lit He
  2. 1 John 5:16 Or is a sin

16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and (A)God[a] will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. (B)There is sin that leads to death; (C)I do not say that one should pray for that. 17 (D)All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

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  1. 1 John 5:16 Greek he