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Ecclesiastes 7:20
Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.
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Proverbs 20:9
Who can say,“ I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin”?
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Job 14:4
Who can bring purity out of an impure person? No one!
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Job 25:4-6
How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?God is more glorious than the moon; he shines brighter than the stars.In comparison, people are maggots; we mortals are mere worms.”
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Psalms 14:3
But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one!
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1 Kings 8 46
“ If they sin against you— and who has never sinned?— you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to their land far away or near.
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2 Chronicles 6 36
“ If they sin against you— and who has never sinned?— you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to a foreign land far away or near.
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Galatians 3:22
But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
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Psalms 51:5
For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
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Ephesians 2:2-3
You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil— the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.
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Job 9:2
“ Yes, I know all this is true in principle. But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight?
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Romans 7:18
And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.
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1 John 1 8-1 John 1 10
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
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John 3:6
Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29
But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”