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James 4:17

" Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."

 

sin1 [sin] noun (plural sins)

1. transgression of theological principles: an act, a thought, or behavior that goes against the law or teachings of a particular religion, especially when the person who commits it is aware of this

2. shameful offense: something that offends a moral or ethical principle

3. estrangement from God: in Christian theology, the condition of being denied God’s grace because of a sin or sins committed

intransitive verb (past sinned, past participle sinned, present participle sin·ning, 3rd person present singular sins)

1. knowingly do wrong: to commit a sin, especially by knowingly violating a law or the teachings of a particular religion

2. commit shameful offense: to commit any serious moral or ethical offense

[Old English synn . Ultimately from an Indo-European base that also produced German Sünde "sin" and perhaps Latin sons "guilty."]

live in sin

to live together as husband and wife without being married