1 John 5:17 meaning and explanation
All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
1 John 5:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The author, likely the elder John writing to a congregation facing division, has just urged prayer for a brother whose sin does not lead to death. Verse 17 states a broad principle and then a distinction.
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