23 All of us have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.

23 All of us have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. 24 But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins.

20 *God doesn’t accept people simply because they obey the Law. No, indeed! All the Law does is to point out our sin.

23 Sin pays off with death. But God’s gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord.

6 We are unfit to worship you;

each of our good deeds

is merely a filthy rag.

We dry up like leaves;

our sins are storm winds

sweeping us away.

4 Everyone who sins breaks God’s law, because sin is the same as breaking God’s law.

1 If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won’t be punished. 2 The Holy Spirit will give you life that comes from Christ Jesus and will set you* free from sin and death.

12 Don’t let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don’t obey its desires 13 or let any part of it become a slave of evil. Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God. 14 Don’t let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God’s undeserved grace and not by the Law.

15 What does all this mean? Does it mean we are free to sin, because we are ruled by God’s gift of undeserved grace and not by the Law? Certainly not! 16 Don’t you know that you are slaves of anyone you obey? You can be slaves of sin and die, or you can be obedient slaves of God and be acceptable to him. 17 You used to be slaves of sin. But I thank God that with all your heart you followed the example set forth in the teaching you received. 18 Now you are set free from sin and are slaves who please God.

15 What does all this mean? Does it mean we are free to sin, because we are ruled by God’s gift of undeserved grace and not by the Law? Certainly not!

14 We know that the Law is spiritual. But I am merely a human, and I have been sold as a slave to sin. 15 *In fact, I don’t understand why I act the way I do. I don’t do what I know is right. I do the things I hate. 16 Although I don’t do what I know is right, I agree that the Law is good. 17 So I am not the one doing these evil things. The sin that lives in me is what does them.

34 Jesus replied:

I tell you for certain that anyone who sins is a slave of sin!

8 If we say we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn’t in our hearts. 9 But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.

9 But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.

6 If we say we share in life with God and keep on living in the dark, we are lying and are not living by the truth.

1 *You are kind, God!

Please have pity on me.

You are always merciful!

Please wipe away my sins.

2 Wash me clean from all

of my sin and guilt.

4 *You are really the one

I have sinned against;

I have disobeyed you

and have done wrong.

So it is right and fair for you

to correct and punish me.

5 I have sinned and done wrong

since the day I was born.

6 But you want complete honesty,

so teach me true wisdom.

7 Wash me with hyssop*

until I am clean

and whiter than snow.

8 Let me be happy and joyful!

You crushed my bones,

now let them celebrate.

9 Turn your eyes from my sin

and cover my guilt.

5 So I confessed my sins

and told them all to you.

I said, "I’ll tell the Lord

each one of my sins."

Then you forgave me

and took away my guilt.

1 *Our Lord, you bless everyone

whose sins you forgive

and wipe away.

11 Be true to your name, Lord,

by forgiving each one

of my terrible sins.

6 Please, Lord, remember,

you have always

been patient and kind.

7 Forget each wrong I did

when I was young.

Show how truly kind you are

and remember me.

12 None of us know our faults.

Forgive me when I sin

without knowing it.

13 If you don’t confess your sins,

you will be a failure.

But God will be merciful

if you confess your sins

and give them up.

24 *Christ carried the burden

of our sins.

He was nailed to the cross,

so we would stop sinning

and start living right.

By his cuts and bruises

you are healed.

21 *Then after her baby is born, name him Jesus,* because he will save his people from their sins."

21 Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so Christ could make us acceptable to God.

28 *So Christ died only once to take away the sins of many people. But when he comes again, it will not be to take away sin. He will come to save everyone who is waiting for him.

8 Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to destroy all that he has done.

18 We are sure God’s children do not keep on sinning. God’s own Son protects them, and the devil cannot harm them.

5 Don’t be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don’t be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don’t be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols.

3 You are God’s people, so don’t let it be said that any of you are immoral or indecent or greedy.

11 Don’t take part in doing those worthless things that are done in the dark. Instead, show how wrong they are. 12 It is disgusting even to talk about what is done in the dark.

26 *Don’t get so angry that you sin. Don’t go to bed angry

1 My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don’t be tempted yourself.

1 My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don’t be tempted yourself. 2 You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand.

15 *If one of my followers* sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower.

15 *If one of my followers* sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower.

6 It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the deepest part of the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks!

3 You can see the speck in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the log in your own eye.

14 **If you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, your Father in heaven will forgive you.

16 *If you have sinned, you should tell each other what you have done. Then you can pray for one another and be healed. The prayer of an innocent person is powerful, and it can help a lot.

17 If you don’t do what you know is right, you have sinned.

8 Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you people who can’t make up your mind.

4 You people aren’t faithful to God! Don’t you know if you love the world, you are God’s enemies? And if you decide to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

9,10 *My dear friends, with our tongues we speak both praises and curses. We praise our Lord and Father, and we curse people who were created to be like God, and this isn’t right.

8 *Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.

1 God blesses those people

who refuse evil advice

and won’t follow sinners

or join in sneering at God.

133 Keep your promise

and don’t let me stumble

or let sin control my life.

9 You will be safe,

if you always do right,

but you will get caught,

if you are dishonest.

45 *Good people do good things because of the good in their hearts, but bad people do bad things because of the evil in their hearts. Your words show what is in your heart.

9 Don’t you know that evil people won’t have a share in the blessings of God’s kingdom? Don’t fool yourselves! No one who is immoral or worships idols or is unfaithful in marriage or is a pervert or behaves like a homosexual 10 will share in God’s kingdom. Neither will any thief or greedy person or drunkard or anyone who curses and cheats others.

4 Once again Pilate went out. This time he said, "I will have Jesus brought out to you again. Then you can see for yourselves that I have not found him guilty."

5 Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said, "Here is the man!"*

6 When the chief priests and the temple police saw him, they yelled, "Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!"

Pilate told them, "You take him and nail him to a cross! I don’t find him guilty of anything."

23 *If you forgive anyone’s sins, they will be forgiven. But if you don’t forgive their sins, they will not be forgiven."

7 If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling.* But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, but don’t let it!