CategoryDoctrine / Moral Term
Modern Equivalentwrongdoing; rebellion against God.
KJV Word TypeTheological noun / moral term
DefinitionTransgression of God’s law or will, resulting in separation from God and spiritual death. In the Bible, sin can refer to acts of disobedience, a state of being, or rebellion against God.
Key Verses"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23); "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Romans 5:12); "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:8)
KJV Usage NoteCan refer to individual acts, a condition of guilt, or rebellion against God’s law and will.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not limited to obvious outward crimes; the KJV presents sin as acts, guilt, and rebellion against God.
EtymologyFrom Old English synn ("crime, guilt, sin").