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1 John 3:4

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

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ΠᾶςpasWhosoeverπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Whosoeverὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ποιῶνpoiōncommittethποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “committeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.committethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίανhamartiansinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνομίανanomianlawἀνομία (anomia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “law”, the object formG458lawlessness, iniquity, disobedience, sin.the lawποιεῖpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.καὶkaiforκαίconjunction — “for”G2532and, even, also, namely.forἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνομίαanomiatransgression of the lawἀνομίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “transgression of the law”, the subject formG458lawlessness, iniquity, disobedience, sin.the transgression of the law

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Young’s Literal Translation

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

World English Bible

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

Darby Translation

Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

Douay-Rheims

Whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity; and sin is iniquity.

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