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If anyone sins, and does any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done; though he didn`t know it, yet he is guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
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Ignorance Is Not Innocence
All commentators agree that this verse establishes a crucial principle: sinning unintentionally or unknowingly does not absolve a person of guilt before God. Scholars like Barnes and Calvin explain that even if you were unaware of the law or the sin at the time, you are still held accountable and require atonement. This underscores the objective reality of sin and God's perfect holiness.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Though he wist it not - Ignorance of the Law, or even of the consequences of the act at the time that it was committed, was not to …
19th Century
Anglican
And if a soul sin. —To guard the Israelites most effectively against making profane use of anything dedicated to the sanc…
16th Century
Protestant
And if soul sin. Although the expressions seem general, as if he were briefly confirming what he had said before, yet it is necessary to c…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of …
Here are offerings to atone for trespasses against a neighbor. If a person unknowingly put to their own use anything dedicated to God, they were to…