1 Jean 5:17

17 Toute iniquité est péché; mais il est un péché qui ne mène point à la mort.

1 Jean 5:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin
All unrighteousness against God or man is a sin against the law of God, and the wrath of God is revealed against it, and it is deserving of death; yet all unrighteousness is not unto death, as the sins of David, which were unrighteousness both to God and man, and yet they were put away, and he died not; Peter sinned very foully, and did great injustice to his dear Lord, and yet his sin was not unto death; he had repentance unto life given him, and a fresh application of pardoning grace:

and there is a sin not unto death;
this is added for the relief of weak believers, who hearing of a sin unto death, not to be prayed for, might fear that theirs were of that kind, whereas none of them are; for though they are guilty of many unrighteousnesses, yet God is merciful to them and forgives, ( Hebrews 8:12 ) , and so they are not unto death.

1 Jean 5:17 In-Context

15 Et si nous savons qu'il nous exauce, quoi que ce soit que nous demandions, nous savons que nous avons de lui les choses que nous avons demandées.

16 Si quelqu'un voit son frère pécher d'un péché qui ne mène point à la mort, il priera, et Dieu lui accordera la vie de ceux qui ne commettent pas un péché qui mène à la mort. Il est un péché qui mène à la mort; je ne dis pas de prier pour ce péché-là.

17 Toute iniquité est péché; mais il est un péché qui ne mène point à la mort.

18 Nous savons que quiconque est né de Dieu, ne pèche point; mais celui qui est né de Dieu, se conserve lui-même, et le malin ne le touche point.

19 Nous savons que nous sommes de Dieu, et que le monde entier est plongé dans le mal.