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Source language
Original Greek   
εἰδότι οὖν καλὸν ποιεῖν καὶ μὴ ποιοῦντι, ἁμαρτία αὐτῷ ἐστιν.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
eidoti oun kalon poiein kai me poiounti, amartia auto estin.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
scienti igitur bonum facere et non facienti peccatum est illi

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
New King James Version   
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
21st Century King James Version   
Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Whoever knows the good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
Darby Bible Translation   
To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
God's Word   
Whoever knows what is right but doesn't do it is sinning.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
So it is a sin for the person who knows to do what is good and doesn't do it.
International Standard Version   
Therefore, anyone who knows what is right but fails to do it is guilty of sin.
NET Bible   
So whoever knows what is good to do and does not do it is guilty of sin.
New American Standard Bible   
Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
New International Version   
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them.
New Living Translation   
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Weymouth New Testament   
If, however, a man knows what it is right to do and yet does not do it, he commits a sin.
The World English Bible   
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin.
EasyEnglish Bible   
So you know the right thing that you ought to do. But if you know that and you do not do the right thing, then you have done a wrong thing.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.
New Life Version   
If you know what is right to do but you do not do it, you sin.
Revised Geneva Translation   
Therefore, to him who knows how to do well, and does not do so, to him it is sin.
The Voice Bible   
So if you know the right way to live and ignore it, it is sin—plain and simple.
Living Bible   
Remember, too, that knowing what is right to do and then not doing it is sin.
New Catholic Bible   
Anyone who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits a sin.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Therefore, to one who knows to do the right thing and does not do it, to him it is sin.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Therefore sin is still in the one that knows to do good and does not do it.
Christian Standard Bible   
So it is sin to know the good and yet not do it.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.
New Century Version   
Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, is sinning.
The Message   
As it is, you are full of your grandiose selves. All such vaunting self-importance is evil. In fact, if you know the right thing to do and don’t do it, that, for you, is evil.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
So, for the one who knows the right thing to do and doesn’t do it, this is a sin.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
So the person who knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, commits sin.
New Matthew Bible   
Therefore, to him who knows how to do good but does it not, to him it is sin.
Good News Translation®   
So then, if we do not do the good we know we should do, we are guilty of sin.
Wycliffe Bible   
Therefore it is sin to him, that knoweth to do good, and doeth not. [Therefore to a man knowing to do good, and not doing, sin is to him.]
New Testament for Everyone   
So then, if anyone knows the right thing to do, but doesn’t do it, it becomes sin for them.
Contemporary English Version   
If you don't do what you know is right, you have sinned.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Just a moment, now, you who say, “We are going to such-and-such a city today or tomorrow. We shall stay there a year doing business and make a profit”! How do you know what will happen even tomorrow? What, after all, is your life? It is like a puff of smoke visible for a little while and then dissolving into thin air. Your remarks should be prefaced with, “If it is the Lord’s will, we shall be alive and will do so-and-so.” As it is, you get a certain pride in yourself in planning your future with such confidence. That sort of pride is all wrong. No doubt you agree with the above in theory. Well, remember that if a man knows what is right and fails to do it, his failure is a real sin.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits sin.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, commits sin.
Common English Bible © 2011   
It is a sin when someone knows the right thing to do and doesn’t do it.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, it is a sin.
New American Standard Bible   
So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, for him it is sin.
The Expanded Bible   
[L Therefore] Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, ·is sinning [L for him it is sin].
Tree of Life Version   
Therefore whoever knows the right thing to do and does not do it—for him it is sin.
Revised Standard Version   
Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
New International Reader's Version   
So suppose someone knows the good deeds they should do. But suppose they don’t do them. By not doing these good deeds, they sin.
BRG Bible   
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Complete Jewish Bible   
So then, anyone who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it is committing a sin.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
But if a person knows what he should do and he does not do it, he has done something wrong.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, commits sin.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
To the one having da’as, therefore, knowing to do tov and not doing it, to him it is chet.
Names of God Bible   
Whoever knows what is right but doesn’t do it is sinning.
Modern English Version   
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, it is sin.
Easy-to-Read Version   
If you fail to do what you know is right, you are sinning.
International Children’s Bible   
And when a person knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, then he is sinning.
Lexham English Bible   
Therefore, to the one who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
New International Version - UK   
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Therefore, to one knowing to be doing good and not doing it, to him it is a sin.