The best Bible verses for sin (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for sin (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”"Galatians 5:14
"For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”"Galatians 5:14
"For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do."Galatians 5:17
"And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."Galatians 5:24
"choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin."Hebrews 11:25
"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins."Isaiah 40:2
"Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?"Isaiah 40:21
"Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death."James 1:15
"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin."John 15:22
"If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father."John 15:24
"If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell."Matthew 5:29
"And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell."Matthew 5:30
"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,"Matthew 6:14
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for sin (ESV) are Galatians 5:14, Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:17. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to sin (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for sin (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.