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It is important to interpret Bible verses in their Scriptural context. Many people rip Scripture passages out of their context and misinterpret them.
This list of Bible verses about Original Sin is meant to be a starting place for learning more about this topic. Make sure you do not use these Bible verses inappropriately—check to make sure the verses actually mean what you think they mean.
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1. Romans 5:12 - "Therefore, just as sin came into..."
2. Romans 5:19 - "For as by the one man's..."
3. Psalm 51:5 - "Behold, I was brought forth in..."
4. Psalm 58:3 - "The wicked are estranged from the..."
5. Genesis 8:21 - "And when the Lord smelled the..."
6. John 3:6 - "That which is born of the..."
7. Proverbs 22:15 - "Folly is bound up in the..."
8. Ephesians 2:1-3 - "And you were dead in the..."
9. Genesis 8:21 - "And when the Lord smelled the..."
10. Job 15:14 - "What is man, that he can..."
11. Jeremiah 17:9 - "The heart is deceitful above all..."
12. Ecclesiastes 9:3 - "This is an evil in all..."
13. Psalm 14:2-3 - "The Lord looks down from heaven..."
14. Romans 3:9-10 - "What then? Are we Jews any..."
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned
View on BibleGatewayFor as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
View on BibleGatewayBehold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
View on BibleGatewayThe wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
View on BibleGatewayAnd when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
View on BibleGatewayThat which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
View on BibleGatewayFolly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
View on BibleGateway1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
View on BibleGatewayAnd when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
View on BibleGatewayWhat is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
View on BibleGatewayThe heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
View on BibleGatewayThis is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
View on BibleGateway2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
View on BibleGateway9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;
View on BibleGatewayBehold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
View on BibleGatewayThe wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
View on BibleGateway2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
View on BibleGatewayAnd when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
View on BibleGatewayAnd when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
View on BibleGatewayWhat is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
View on BibleGatewayFolly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
View on BibleGatewayThis is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
View on BibleGatewayThe heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
View on BibleGatewayThat which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
View on BibleGateway9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;
View on BibleGatewayTherefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned
View on BibleGatewayFor as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
View on BibleGateway1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
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