“If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to a land far off or near;
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“If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to a land far off or near;
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
1 Kings 8:46, 2 Chronicles 6:36, Proverbs 20:9, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Romans 3:23, and 1 John 1:8-10 all declare that no human is without sin. 1 John 3:6, 3:9, and 5:18 declare that anyone born of God does not sin and cannot sin.
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"2 Chronicles 6:36 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/2-chronicles/6/36?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).