1 John 5:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life.^(A) I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.^(B) I am not saying that you should pray about that.^(C) ¹⁷All wrongdoing is sin,^(D) and there is sin that does not lead to death.^(E)

¹⁸We know that anyone born of God^(F) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one^(G) cannot harm them.^(H)

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1 John 5:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and ^(A)He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. ^(B)There is sin leading to death. ^(C)I do not say that he should pray about that. ¹⁷^(D)All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

¹⁸We know that ^(E)whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God ^(F)keeps^[a] ^[b]himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

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1 John 5:16-18

New International Reader's Version

¹⁶Suppose you see any brother or sister commit a sin. But this sin is not the kind that leads to death. Then you should pray, and God will give them life. I’m talking about someone whose sin does not lead to death. But there is a sin that does lead to death. I’m not saying you should pray about that sin. ¹⁷Every wrong thing we do is sin. But there are sins that do not lead to death.

¹⁸We know that those who are children of God do not keep on sinning. The Son of God keeps them safe. The evil one can’t harm them.

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1 John 5:16-18

King James Version

¹⁶If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

¹⁷All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

¹⁸We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

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1 John 5:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶If 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.

¹⁸We know that ^(E)everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but ^(F)he who was born of God ^(G)protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

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