Chain Study Through the Bible

Sin

Trace the theme of Sin chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.

479

Verses

50

Books

31

Old Testament

19

New Testament

55

Sub-topics

The Chain of Sin Through Scripture

Old Testament31 books

Genesis

Old Testament21 references
Genesis 2:17-- PUNISHMENT OF
Genesis 3:8-12-- No escape from the consequences of
Genesis 3:7-24-- FRUITS OF
Genesis 3:11-- KNOWN TO GOD
Genesis 3:16-19-- PUNISHMENT OF

+ 16 more references

PUNISHMENT OFNo escape from the consequences ofFRUITS OFKNOWN TO GOD+7 more

Exodus

Old Testament17 references
Exodus 7-- The Egyptians
Exodus 8-- The Egyptians
Exodus 9-- The Egyptians
Exodus 10-- The Egyptians
Exodus 11-- The Egyptians

+ 12 more references

The EgyptiansKNOWN TO GODThe people of Israel journey throughThe complaint for bread in+4 more

Leviticus

Old Testament7 references
Leviticus 4:20,26,31,35-- FORGIVENESS OF
Leviticus 5:4-13-- FORGIVENESS OF
Leviticus 16:21-- CONFESSION OF
Leviticus 26:39,40-- CONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDREN
Leviticus 26:14-38-- NATIONAL, PUNISHMENT OF

+ 2 more references

FORGIVENESS OFCONFESSION OFCONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDRENNATIONAL, PUNISHMENT OF+2 more

Numbers

Old Testament11 references
Numbers 12:2-- KNOWN TO GOD
Numbers 14:26-45-- Israel' s
Numbers 14:40-- CONFESSION OF
Numbers 14:33-- CONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDREN
Numbers 14:18,20-- FORGIVENESS OF

+ 6 more references

KNOWN TO GODIsrael' sCONFESSION OFCONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDREN+4 more

Deuteronomy

Old Testament13 references
Deuteronomy 1:34-- KNOWN TO GOD
Deuteronomy 7:26-- To be hated
Deuteronomy 7:26-- REPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE
Deuteronomy 9:5-- NATIONAL, PUNISHMENT OF
Deuteronomy 25:16-- REPUGNANT TO GOD

+ 8 more references

KNOWN TO GODTo be hatedREPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLENATIONAL, PUNISHMENT OF+6 more

Joshua

Old Testament2 references
Joshua 7:10-15-- KNOWN TO GOD
Joshua 7:12-- SEPARATES FROM GOD
KNOWN TO GODSEPARATES FROM GOD

1 Samuel

Old Testament1 reference
1 Samuel 3:14-- Of Eli' s household

2 Samuel

Old Testament6 references
2 Samuel 11:27-- REPUGNANT TO GOD
2 Samuel 12:14-- In believers is a reproach to the Lord
2 Samuel 12:13-- FORGIVENESS OF
2 Samuel 21:1-- The Israelites
2 Samuel 24:10,17-- CONFESSION OF

+ 1 more reference

REPUGNANT TO GODIn believers is a reproach to the LordFORGIVENESS OFThe Israelites+1 more

1 Kings

Old Testament4 references
1 Kings 8:22-50-- FORGIVENESS OF
1 Kings 13:33,34-- FRUITS OF
1 Kings 14:22-- REPUGNANT TO GOD
1 Kings 16:31-- Progressive
FORGIVENESS OFFRUITS OFREPUGNANT TO GODProgressive

2 Kings

Old Testament1 reference
2 Kings 24:3,4,20-- The Israelites

1 Chronicles

Old Testament1 reference
1 Chronicles 21:17-- CONFESSION OF

2 Chronicles

Old Testament4 references
2 Chronicles 12:14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
2 Chronicles 24:20-- SEPARATES FROM GOD
2 Chronicles 29:6-- CONFESSION OF
2 Chronicles 36:21-- The Israelites
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGSEPARATES FROM GODCONFESSION OFThe Israelites

Ezra

Old Testament2 references
Ezra 9:4-7,10-15-- CONFESSION OF
Ezra 9-- The Israelites
CONFESSION OFThe Israelites

Nehemiah

Old Testament3 references
Nehemiah 1:6-9-- CONFESSION OF
Nehemiah 9:2,3,5-38-- CONFESSION OF
Nehemiah 9:36,37-- The Israelites
CONFESSION OFThe Israelites

Job

Old Testament34 references
Job 1:1-- REPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE
Job 4:8-- FRUITS OF
Job 5:4-- CONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDREN
Job 5:2-- FRUITS OF
Job 7:20-- CONFESSION OF

+ 29 more references

REPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLEFRUITS OFCONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDRENCONFESSION OF+9 more

Psalms

Old Testament57 references
Psalms 1:1-- Progressive
Psalms 5:10-- FRUITS OF
Psalms 5:4-6-- REPUGNANT TO GOD
Psalms 9:15,16-- FRUITS OF
Psalms 10:2-- FRUITS OF

+ 52 more references

ProgressiveFRUITS OFREPUGNANT TO GODSecret sins+12 more

Proverbs

Old Testament30 references
Proverbs 1:31-- FRUITS OF
Proverbs 2:14-- LOVE OF
Proverbs 3:35-- FRUITS OF
Proverbs 3:32-- REPUGNANT TO GOD
Proverbs 4:23-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING

+ 25 more references

FRUITS OFLOVE OFREPUGNANT TO GODUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING+4 more

Ecclesiastes

Old Testament4 references
Ecclesiastes 5:6-- Against the body
Ecclesiastes 5:6-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
Ecclesiastes 5:8-- KNOWN TO GOD
Ecclesiastes 12:14-- Secret sins
Against the bodyUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGKNOWN TO GODSecret sins

Song of Solomon

Old Testament1 reference
Song of Solomon 2:15-- Little sins

Isaiah

Old Testament34 references
Isaiah 1:18-- Sinfulness of
Isaiah 1:18-- Defiles
Isaiah 1:6,18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
Isaiah 1:18-- FORGIVENESS OF
Isaiah 1:21-23-- The Israelites

+ 29 more references

Sinfulness ofDefilesUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGFORGIVENESS OF+11 more

Jeremiah

Old Testament39 references
Jeremiah 2:22-- FORGIVENESS OF
Jeremiah 2:17,19-- FRUITS OF
Jeremiah 2:22-- KNOWN TO GOD
Jeremiah 2-- The Israelites
Jeremiah 3:21,22,25-- CONFESSION OF

+ 34 more references

FORGIVENESS OFFRUITS OFKNOWN TO GODThe Israelites+10 more

Lamentations

Old Testament5 references
Lamentations 1:18,20-- CONFESSION OF
Lamentations 1:3,8,14-- The Israelites
Lamentations 3:40-42-- CONFESSION OF
Lamentations 4:6-- The Israelites
Lamentations 5:7-- CONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDREN
CONFESSION OFThe IsraelitesCONSEQUENCES OF, ENTAILED UPON CHILDREN

Ezekiel

Old Testament22 references
Ezekiel 2-- The Israelites
Ezekiel 7-- The Israelites
Ezekiel 8:12-- Secret sins
Ezekiel 11:5-- Secret sins
Ezekiel 11:21-- FRUITS OF

+ 17 more references

The IsraelitesSecret sinsFRUITS OFNATIONAL, PUNISHMENT OF+6 more

Daniel

Old Testament1 reference
Daniel 9:5,6,8-11,15-- CONFESSION OF

Hosea

Old Testament14 references
Hosea 4:8-- LOVE OF
Hosea 4:1-11-- The Israelites
Hosea 5:3-- KNOWN TO GOD
Hosea 6:8-10-- The Israelites
Hosea 7:2-- KNOWN TO GOD

+ 9 more references

LOVE OFThe IsraelitesKNOWN TO GODFRUITS OF+2 more

Amos

Old Testament6 references
Amos 2-- The Israelites
Amos 3:2,3-- SEPARATES FROM GOD
Amos 5:12-- KNOWN TO GOD
Amos 5-- The Israelites
Amos 9:1-4-- No escape from the consequences of

+ 1 more reference

The IsraelitesSEPARATES FROM GODKNOWN TO GODNo escape from the consequences of

Jonah

Old Testament1 reference
Jonah 1:2-- NATIONAL, PUNISHMENT OF

Micah

Old Testament5 references
Micah 3:4-- SEPARATES FROM GOD
Micah 6-- The Israelites
Micah 7:13-- FRUITS OF
Micah 7:3-- LOVE OF
Micah 7:2-6-- The Israelites
SEPARATES FROM GODThe IsraelitesFRUITS OFLOVE OF

Habakkuk

Old Testament2 references
Habakkuk 1:13-- REPUGNANT TO GOD
Habakkuk 2:11-- KNOWN TO GOD
REPUGNANT TO GODKNOWN TO GOD

Zechariah

Old Testament1 reference
Zechariah 8:17-- REPUGNANT TO GOD

Malachi

Old Testament1 reference
Malachi 2:14-- KNOWN TO GOD
400 Years of Silence
New Testament19 books

Matthew

New Testament20 references
Matthew 1:21-- FORGIVENESS OF
Matthew 3:6-- FORGIVENESS OF
Matthew 5:28-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
Matthew 6:12,14,15-- FORGIVENESS OF
Matthew 7:17,18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING

+ 15 more references

FORGIVENESS OFUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGSEPARATES FROM GODSecret sins+3 more

Mark

New Testament6 references
Mark 2:5,7-- FORGIVENESS OF
Mark 3:29-- The unpardonable
Mark 3:29-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
Mark 3:28-- FORGIVENESS OF
Mark 7:21-23-- FRUITS OF

+ 1 more reference

FORGIVENESS OFThe unpardonableUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGFRUITS OF

Luke

New Testament17 references
Luke 3:3-- FORGIVENESS OF
Luke 5:21,24-- FORGIVENESS OF
Luke 6:45-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
Luke 6:8-- KNOWN TO GOD
Luke 7:41-47-- Degrees in

+ 12 more references

FORGIVENESS OFUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGKNOWN TO GODDegrees in+7 more

John

New Testament12 references
John 3:20-- Secret sins
John 3:19,20-- LOVE OF
John 4:17-19-- KNOWN TO GOD
John 5:42-- KNOWN TO GOD
John 6:64-- KNOWN TO GOD

+ 7 more references

Secret sinsLOVE OFKNOWN TO GODUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING+2 more

Acts

New Testament5 references
Acts 2:38-- FORGIVENESS OF
Acts 9:5-- FRUITS OF
Acts 10:36,43-- FORGIVENESS OF
Acts 13:38,39-- FORGIVENESS OF
Acts 26:16-18-- FORGIVENESS OF
FORGIVENESS OFFRUITS OF

Romans

New Testament22 references
Romans 1:21,32-- Against knowledge
Romans 2-- Paul' s discussion of the responsibility for
Romans 2:16-- Secret sins
Romans 2:17-23-- Against knowledge
Romans 3-- Paul' s discussion of the responsibility for

+ 17 more references

Against knowledgePaul' s discussion of the responsibility forSecret sinsFORGIVENESS OF+7 more

1 Corinthians

New Testament4 references
1 Corinthians 3:3-- FRUITS OF
1 Corinthians 5:6-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
1 Corinthians 6:9-11-- FRUITS OF
1 Corinthians 15:9-- CONFESSION OF
FRUITS OFUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGCONFESSION OF

2 Corinthians

New Testament1 reference
2 Corinthians 5:19-- Redeemed

Galatians

New Testament2 references
Galatians 5:19-21-- FRUITS OF
Galatians 6:7,8-- FRUITS OF

Ephesians

New Testament3 references
Ephesians 2:1,2-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
Ephesians 4:32-- FORGIVENESS OF
Ephesians 5:12-- Secret sins
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGFORGIVENESS OFSecret sins

Colossians

New Testament1 reference
Colossians 2:13-- FORGIVENESS OF

2 Timothy

New Testament1 reference
2 Timothy 3:13-- Progressive

Hebrews

New Testament9 references
Hebrews 2:3-- No escape from the consequences of
Hebrews 3:13-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
Hebrews 8:12-- FORGIVENESS OF
Hebrews 9:22-- FORGIVENESS OF
Hebrews 10:26-- Against knowledge

+ 4 more references

No escape from the consequences ofUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGFORGIVENESS OFAgainst knowledge+2 more

James

New Testament6 references
James 1:14,15-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
James 2:10,11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
James 4:17-- Against knowledge
James 4:1-3,17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
James 5:16-- CONFESSION OF

+ 1 more reference

UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGAgainst knowledgeCONFESSION OFFORGIVENESS OF

1 Peter

New Testament2 references
1 Peter 3:19,20-- LOVE OF
1 Peter 4:3-- FRUITS OF
LOVE OFFRUITS OF

2 Peter

New Testament4 references
2 Peter 1:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING
2 Peter 2:21,22-- Against knowledge
2 Peter 2:22-- LOVE OF
2 Peter 2:7,8-- REPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATINGAgainst knowledgeLOVE OFREPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE

1 John

New Testament8 references
1 John 1:7-- Defiles
1 John 1:8-10-- CONFESSION OF
1 John 1:7,9-- FORGIVENESS OF
1 John 2:1,2,12-- FORGIVENESS OF
1 John 3:4,6,8-10,15-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING

+ 3 more references

DefilesCONFESSION OFFORGIVENESS OFUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING+1 more

Jude

New Testament1 reference
Jude 1:23-- REPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE

Revelation

New Testament5 references
Revelation 1:5-- FORGIVENESS OF
Revelation 2:23-- KNOWN TO GOD
Revelation 2:6,15-- REPUGNANT TO GOD
Revelation 2:2-- REPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE
Revelation 22:3,4-- None in heaven
FORGIVENESS OFKNOWN TO GODREPUGNANT TO GODREPUGNANT TO RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE+1 more

What This Chain Teaches

  • 1

    This theme first appears in Genesis and continues through to Revelation, spanning the full scope of Scripture.

  • 2

    The chain bridges both testaments with 31 Old Testament and 19 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.

  • 3

    Sin is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.

  • 4

    With 55 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Sin in biblical theology.

Sub-Topics in This Chain

55 aspects of Sin found in Scripture

MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS(0 verses)
Paul' s discussion of the responsibility for(8 verses)
Degrees in(2 verses)
Progressive(9 verses)
Its progressiveness exemplified in Joseph' s brothers(0 verses)
1. Jealousy(1 verse)
2. Conspiracy(1 verse)
3. Murder(1 verse)
Sinfulness of(4 verses)
Defiles(3 verses)
To be hated(2 verses)
Against the body(1 verse)
The entangling(1 verse)
Little sins(1 verse)
The unpardonable(4 verses)
Instances of unpardonable(0 verses)
Israel' s(1 verse)
Of Eli' s household(1 verse)
No escape from the consequences of(5 verses)
Attempt to cover, vain(2 verses)

... and 35 more sub-topics

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