Word Study: Khata (Sin)

The Bible offers many views on human nature, including profound diagnoses of human evil. However, because it uses a unique vocabulary to describe this evil, it often gets overlooked in modern-day society.

The word “sin” is one of the most common bad words in the Bible, but what does it really mean? This video explores the concept of “moral failure” that underlies this important biblical word. Get ready to discover a profound and realistic portrait of the human condition.

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Author: The Bible Project

Keywords: Sin, transgression, iniquity, miss the mark, missing the mark, sin miss the mark, sin missing the mark

Bible reference(s): Genesis 4:7, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17, Leviticus 10:17, Deuteronomy 19:15, 1 Samuel 15:23, 1 Samuel 20:1, Nehemiah 4:5, Job 10:6, Job 10:14, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 38:18, Psalms 51:2, Psalms 51:5, Psalms 85:2, Psalms 109:14, Isaiah 5:18, Isaiah 6:7, Isaiah 27:9, Jeremiah 16:10, Jeremiah 16:18, Jeremiah 18:23, Jeremiah 31:34, Jeremiah 36:3, Lamentations 4:6, Ezekiel 3:20, Ezekiel 18:24, Hosea 4:8, Hosea 12:8, Hosea 13:12, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 10:16, Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:31, Leviticus 4:14, Numbers 12:11, Numbers 14:40, Numbers 21:7, Numbers 22:34, Numbers 32:23, Deuteronomy 1:41, Joshua 7:20, Judges 10:10, Judges 10:15, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 12:10, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Samuel 15:30, 1 Samuel 26:21, 2 Samuel 12:13, 2 Samuel 19:20, 2 Samuel 24:10, 2 Samuel 24:17, 1 Kings 8:33, 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Chronicles 21:8, 1 Chronicles 21:17, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26, 2 Chronicles 6:37, 2 Chronicles 6:39, Nehemiah 1:6, Job 1:5, Job 7:20, Job 8:4, Job 24:19, Job 33:27, Psalms 41:4, Psalms 106:6, Isaiah 42:24, Isaiah 64:5, Jeremiah 3:25, Jeremiah 8:14, Jeremiah 14:7, Jeremiah 14:20, Jeremiah 33:8, Jeremiah 40:3, Jeremiah 44:23, Jeremiah 50:7, Lamentations 5:7, Lamentations 5:16, Ezekiel 37:23, Daniel 9:5, Daniel 9:8, Daniel 9:11, Daniel 9:15, Micah 7:9, Zephaniah 1:17, Matthew 27:4, Luke 15:18, Luke 15:21, Romans 2:12, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12, 2 Corinthians 12:21, 2 Corinthians 13:2

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