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“offense” and “offenses,” 4:25, “for (i.e., because of) our trespasses”; 5:15 (twice), where
the trespass is that of Adam (in contrast to the free gift of righteousness, v. 17, a contrast
in the nature and the effects); 5:16, where “of many trespasses” expresses a contrast of
quantity; the condemnation resulted from one “trespass,” the free gift is “of ( ,
expressing the origin, and throwing stress upon God’s justifying grace in Christ) many
trespasses”; v. 17, introducing a contrast between legal effects and those of divine grace;
v. 18, where the
RV
, “through one trespass,” is contrasted with “one act of righteousness”;
this is important, the difference is not between one man’s “trespass” and Christ’s
righteousness (as
KJV
), but between two acts, that of Adam’s “trespass” and the vicarious
death of Christ; v. 20 [cf. TRANSGRESSION, B, No. 1 (d)]; in 2 Cor. 5:19,
KJV
and
RV
,
“trespasses”; in Eph. 1:7,
RV
, “trespasses” (
KJV
, “sins”); in 2:1,
RV
, “(dead through your)
trespasses,”
KJV
, “(dead in) trespasses”; 2:5,
RV
, “(dead through our) trespasses,”
KJV
,
“(dead in) sins”; so Col. 2:13 (1st part); in the 2nd part,
KJV
and
RV
, “trespasses.”
In Gal. 6:1,
RV
, “(in any) trespass” (
KJV
, “fault”), the reference is to “the works of the
flesh” (5:19), and the thought is that of the believer’s being found off his guard, the
“trespass” taking advantage of him; in Jas. 5:16,
KJV
, “faults” (
RV
, “sins” translates the
word
, which is found in the best texts), auricular confession to a priest is not in
view here or anywhere else in Scripture; the command is comprehensive, and speaks
either of the acknowledgment of sin where one has wronged another, or of the
unburdening of a troubled conscience to a godly brother whose prayers will be
efficacious, or of open confession before the church.
In Rom. 11:11, 12, the word is used of Israel’s “fall,” i.e., their deviation from
obedience to God and from the fulfillment of His will (to be distinguished from the verb
, “fall,” in the 1st part of v. 11, which indicates the impossibility of recovery). See
FALL
, A, No. 2.¶
B. Verb.
(
2 $ 1
, 264), “to sin,” is translated “to trespass,” in the
KJV
of Matt.
18:15, and Luke 17:3, 4 (
RV
, “to sin”).
Note:
For the different meanings of words describing sin, see
SIN
.
8
, and
(“a sinful deed”) are closely associated, with regard to their primary
meanings:
seems to be a stronger term, as the breach of a known law (see
TRANSGRESSION
).
TRIAL
1.
(
)
, 1382), for which see
EXPERIENCE
, No. 2, is rendered “trial” in 2
Cor. 8:2,
KJV
(
RV
, “proof”).
2.
(
$
, 3984), “a making trial, an experiment,” is used with
, “to
receive or take,” in Heb. 11:29, rendered “assaying,” and v. 36, in the sense of “having
experience of” (akin to
, “to assay, to try”), “had trial.”¶ In the Sept., Deut. 28:56.¶
3.
(
$
, 3986), akin to No. 2, is rendered “trials” in Acts 20:19,
RV
.
See
TEMPTATION
.