James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
KJV
εἰδότι οὖν καλὸν ποιεῖν καὶ μὴ ποιοῦντι, ἁμαρτία αὐτῷ ἐστιν.
Greek NT
Scienti igitur bonum facere, et non facienti, peccatum est illi.
Vulgate
To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
ASV
To him therefore who knoweth to do good and doth it not, to him it is sin.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλός
kalos
adjective · 100×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ἁμαρτία
amartia
noun · 173×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.
Is vice contrary to virtue? Is vice contrary to nature? Which is worse, a vice or a vicious act? Is a vicious act compatible with virtue? Does every sin include action? The definition of sin proposed by Augustine (Contra Faust. xxii): "Sin is a word, deed, or desire against the eternal law" Article 1. Whether vice is contrary to virtue? Objection 1. It would seem that vice is n…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 3:11 — Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
- 2Kgs 21:9 — But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
- 2Pet 2:21 — For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
- 2Pet 2:21 — For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
- Dan 5:22 — And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
- Heb 10:26 — For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
- Jas 1:22 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
- Job 24:13 — They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
- John 9:41 — Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
- John 13:17 — If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
- John 13:17 — If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
- John 15:22 — If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
- John 15:22 — If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
- John 19:11 — Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
- Luke 6:47 — Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
- Luke 12:47 — And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
- Luke 12:47 — And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
- Neh 6:13 — Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
- Rom 1:20 — For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
- Rom 1:32 — Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
- Rom 2:17 — Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
- Rom 2:18 — And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
- Rom 7:13 — Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.