Sin quotes
1.6K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Lord Jesus, You are my righteousness, I am your sin. You took on you what was mine; yet set on me what was yours. You became what you were not, that I might become what I was not."
"Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear."
"It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest."
"Being a Christan is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will."
"Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it."
Explore further
Browse quotes that often appear alongside sin — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"I am a sinner....who's probably gonna sin again...Lord forgive me!"
"It is a crime and a sin to regard a person as untouchable because he is born in a particular community."
"Vanity: my favorite sin."
"Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse."
"The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin."
"Jesus sees our sin more clearly than anyone, yet He loves us more than anyone."
"We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins."
"Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds."
"To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all."
"Only he without sin can tell me if my means justify my ends."
"The greatest sin is fear and giving up."
"Withholding information that would get innocent people killed was the right thing to do, not a journalistic sin."
"Nowhere in the Bible, however, do we find God distinguishing between levels of sin. God doesn't share our rating system. To him, all sin is equally evil, and all sinners are equally lovable."
"I stole a Bible, is that a sin?"
"Sin can be forgiven, but stupid is forever."
"The gospel of grace is not the license to sin. On the contrary, it is the power for them to sin no more!"
"Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful."
"I think we all sin by needlessly disobeying the apostolic injunction to "rejoice" as much as by anything else"
"All good things were formerly bad things; every original sin has turned into an original virtue."
"Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life."
