1 John 5:16 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Anyone who realizes that his brother has sinned, with a sin that is not unto death, let him pray, and life shall be given to him who has sinned not unto death. There is a sin which is unto death. I am not saying that anyone should ask on behalf of that sin.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and [God ]will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and [God] will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.
LSV Literal Standard Version
If anyone may see his brother sinning a sin [that is] not to death, he will ask, and He will give life to him—to those not sinning to death; there is sin to death—I do not say that he may ask concerning it;
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Darby Darby Translation
If any one see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life, for those that do not sin unto death. There is a sin to death: I do not say of that that he should make a request.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
If any man shall see his brother sin a sin [which is] not to death, he shall ask, and he will give him life for them that sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
If any man see his brother sinne a sinne that is not vnto death, let him aske, and he shall giue him life for them that sinne not vnto death. There is a sinne vnto death: I say not that thou shouldest pray for it.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not result in death, he must pray, and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not result in death. There is a sin that results in death; I am not saying that he should pray about that.
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Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Yf eny man se his brother synne a synne that is not vnto deeth let him axe and he shall geve him lyfe for them that synne not vnto deeth. Ther is a synne vnto deeth for which saye I not that a man shuld praye.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;
FBV Free Bible Version
If you see your Christian brother or sister committing a sin that is not a deadly sin, you ought to pray and God will grant life to the one who's sinned. (But not for a deadly sin. There's a sin that is deadly, and I'm not saying people should pray about that.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
El que sabe que su hermano comete un pecado que no es de muerte, pida, y será dada vida á aquel que peca no de muerte: Hay pecado de muerte no digo yo, que ruegue alguno por él.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Si alguno viere cometer á su hermano pecado no de muerte, demandará, y se le dará vida; [digo] á los que pecan no de muerte. Hay pecado de muerte, por el cual yo no digo que ruegue.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Si ven que un hermano comete un pecado que no es mortal, pidan a Dios que lo perdone, y Dios le dará vida, si es cierto que su pecado no es mortal. Pero hay un pecado que sí es mortal, por el cual no digo que se pida.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Si alguno ve que su hermano comete un pecado que no sea para muerte, pedirá [a Dios] y [se] le dará vida. Me refiero a los que no pecan para muerte. Hay pecado para muerte, con respecto al cual no digo que ruegue.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Si ves a tu hermano en la fe cometiendo un pecado que no es mortal, debes orar y Dios le otorgará vida al que ha pecado. (Pero no por un pecado mortal. Porque hay un pecado que es mortal, y no quiero decir que la gente deba orar por eso.
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Si alguno ve a su hermano cometer un pecado que no lleva a muerte, pedirá, y Dios le dará vida; esto es para los que cometen pecado que no lleva a muerte. Hay pecado que lleva a muerte; por ese no digo que se pida.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωήν, τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσι μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
εαν τις ιδη τον αδελφον αυτου αμαρτανοντα αμαρτιαν μη προς θανατον, αιτησει, και δωσει αυτω ζωην, τοις αμαρτανουσιν μη προς θανατον. εστιν αμαρτια προς θανατον· ου περι εκεινης λεγω ινα ερωτηση.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωὴν τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσι μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. Ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
εαν τισ ιδη τον αδελφον αυτου αμαρτανοντα αμαρτιαν μη προσ θανατον αιτησει και δωσει αυτω ζωην τοισ αμαρτανουσιν μη προσ θανατον εστιν αμαρτια προσ θανατον ου περι εκεινησ λεγω ινα ερωτηση
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωήν, τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσιν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωήν, τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσιν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Qui scit fratrem suum peccare peccatum non ad mortem, petat, et dabitur ei vita peccanti non ad mortem. Est peccatum ad mortem: non pro illo dico ut roget quis.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
А҆́ще кто̀ ᲂу҆́зритъ бра́та своего̀ согрѣша́юща грѣ́хъ не къ сме́рти, да про́ситъ, и҆ да́стъ є҆мꙋ̀ живо́тъ, согрѣша́ющымъ не къ сме́рти. Є҆́сть грѣ́хъ къ сме́рти: не ѡ҆ то́мъ, глаго́лю, да мо́литсѧ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Если кто видит брата своего согрешающего грехом не к смерти, то пусть молится, и Бог даст ему жизнь, то есть согрешающему грехом не к смерти. Есть грех к смерти: не о том говорю, чтобы он молился.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Εάν τις ίδη τον αδελφόν αυτού αμαρτάνοντα αμαρτίαν ουχί θανάσιμον, θέλει ζητήσει, και ο Θεός θέλει δώσει εις αυτόν ζωήν, εις τους αμαρτάνοντας ουχί θανασίμως. Είναι αμαρτία θανάσιμος· δεν λέγω περί εκείνης να παρακαλέση.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Ако ко види брата свог где греши грех не к смрти, нека моли, и даће му живот, онима који греше не к смрти. Има грех к смрти: за тај не говорим да моли.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Ako ko vidi brata svog gde greši greh ne k smrti, neka moli, i daće mu život, onima koji greše ne k smrti. Ima greh k smrti: za taj ne govorim da moli.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
إِنْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ أَخَاهُ يُخْطِئُ خَطِيَّةً لَيْسَتْ لِلْمَوْتِ، يَطْلُبُ، فَيُعْطِيَهُ حَيَاةً لِلَّذِينَ يُخْطِئُونَ لَيْسَ لِلْمَوْتِ. تُوجَدُ خَطِيَّةٌ لِلْمَوْتِ. لَيْسَ لِأَجْلِ هَذِهِ أَقُولُ أَنْ يُطْلَبَ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC