{{Bible}}{{etymology|From [[Old English]] ''synn'', from either [[Old Norse]] ''synd'' or [[German language|German]] ''Sünde'', from ''sun(d)jo'' it is true, from [[Sanskrit]](?) ''es-'' it is.}}
{{Bible}}{{etymology|From [[Old English]] ''synn'', from either [[Old Norse]] ''synd'' or [[German language|German]] ''Sünde'', from ''sun(d)jo'' it is true, from [[Sanskrit]](?) ''es-'' it is.}}
[[Sin]] is any failure to conform to the letter of a given code of [[morality]], or the state of being of one so failing to conform, or the state of the world that results from such failure.
[[Sin]] is any failure to conform to the letter of a given code of [[morality]], or the state of being of one so failing to conform, or the state of the world that results from such failure.
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Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness, can we be saved after sinning.