Where in the Bible is the verse that says all sin is against God?

Dear swan55-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question. The Bible doesn?t actually SAY that in so many words ? at
least not in a single place where such a statement stands alone. The
concept that all sin is a direct sin against God is a fundamental
premise the Christian Bible throughout. Let me show some examples of
how this understanding came to be. It first comes up almost at the
very beginning:

When Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge God cast them
out of the garden of Eden, not because they sinned against each other
or sinned against the tree, but because they has disobeyed Him.

When Cain killed Abel, God did not lament the loss of Abel as much as
He lamented the sin Cain committed against Him in taking his brother?s
life and then lying about his sins.

In Genesis Chapter 39 Verse 9 the Bible talks about Joseph and his
temptation by a wicked woman; the wife of his master Potiphar. While
turning away the wicked woman?s advances Joseph says of his master
(the woman?s husband): ?There is none greater in this house than I;
neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art
his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against
God??

BLUE LETTER BIBLE ? GEN 39:4
http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Gen/Gen039.html#9


So what Joseph is basically saying here, learned from the fundamental
lessons of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel is, ?I?m the most favored
slave in this entire house, and out of sheer kindness your husband
Potiphar has given me everything I have ever needed and asked for. The
only thing in this house that I cannot have, even if I asked for it,
is you, his wife ? and I know that. To lay with you is to sin against
your husband and if I cannot do this to ?him?, a mere man, how then
can I do this to God? (implying that all sin is a sin against God
?FIRST?).

Note here that Joseph doesn?t say ?sin against this woman? or ?sin
against this woman?s husband? but professes that any wicked act is a
sin directly against God Himself. Joseph was explaining to the woman
that such a sin against her husband would be a terrible thing, but he
made it clear that this sin would pale in comparison to the offense it
would be to God.

Now in Psalms Chapter 51 Verse 4 David confesses to the Lord: ?Against
thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight: that thou
mightest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.?

David had sinned greatly against many others but is most concerned
that in doing so he also sinned against God. David knew that, first
and foremost, all sin is against God. It is against God because it is
against His nature, it is against God?s commandments, and it goes
against the love God has shown toward man.

BLUE LETTER BIBLE ? PSA 51:4
http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Psa/Psa051.html#top



And in Romans Chapter 3 Verse 23 the Bible says: ?For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God?

BLUE LETTER BIBLE ? ROM 3:23
http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Rom/Rom003.html#23


The verses above are the foundation of the teaching that all sin is a
sin against God. There are of course many places in the Bible where
this belief is verbalized. One must remember that the Bible was
written over several centuries and throughout the entire development
of Judaism and Christianity this one belief, the belief that all sin
is against God Himself, has been consistent:

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Deu 20:18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations,
which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the
LORD your God.

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1Sa 12:23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the
LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the
right way:

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Job 34:37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his
hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

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Jer 16:10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people
all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD
pronounced all this great evil against us? or what [is] our iniquity?
or what [is] our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?

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Jer 51:5 For Israel [hath] not [been] forsaken, nor Judah of his God,
of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against
the Holy One of Israel.

In addition, throughout the entire Bible there are many verses which
focus on various acts which are held to be in direct defiance of God:

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Hi Swann 55; Tutus-ga is doing a good job but somehow leaves out the
originator of sin.. Satan the Devil. It seems that in every religious
discussion, Satan is never mentioned. Eve was perfect until she
listened to Satan [ as the serpent]
Satan said if she ate the fruit, "You positively will not die". Satan
lied and in the Bible was called "the father of the lie". Although Eve
lived on to have more offspring, she eventually grew old and died. And
the inherited sin of death has been with us ever since. But this is
not God`s master plan. Thye book of Revelation, by John, sets out what
eventually happens to Satan. The present world is in its bad state
because of the influence of Satan being here. He has been kicked out
of Heaven. Rev. 12;7 " And war broke out in Heaven; Michael {Jesus}
and his angels battled with the dragon [Satan] and the dragon and its
angels battled. 8. But it did not prevail, neither was a place found
for them any longer in Heaven. 9. So down the great dragon was hurled,
the original serpent [ in the garden of Eden] the one called Devil and
Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth. he was hurled
down to the earth, abd his angels were hurled down with him. Verse 110
and 11 praise God and also mention the authority of his Christ [
Jesus] and how his spilt blood paid for mankind`s inherited sins. And
verse 12 goes on to say " On this account be glad you Heavens and you
who reside in them [ the good angels ] Woe [trouble] for the earth and
for the sea [governments and peoples] because the Devil has come down
to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.
Revelation is certainly not easy to understand but anyone who claims
to believe int it cannot just use the parts that suit and ignore
others. Every scripture must be relied upon. Rev. chapter 20;1,2 
describes how Satan is locked up for a thousand years. And then is let
loose for a little while. To really test out those who claim to be on
God`s side. It will be a test for those who are alive on Earth at that
time. And the end result. Rev. 20;14. And death and Hades [ the common
grave, not any place of torment, a loving God would not have such a
place] were hurled into the lake of fire [ completely done away with]
This means the second death, the lake of fire.[ We get a second chance
after our first death because of Jesus.] And finally, verse 3 and 4 "
Look, the tent of God is with mankind [ living on the earth] and he
will reside with them and they will be his peoples, and God himself
will be with them [ not literally, but spiritually]4. And he will wipe
out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither
will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore, the former things have
passed away" 5. And the one seated on the throne [ God himself] said "
Look, I am making all things new, Alsop he says " Write, because these
words are faithful and true. These scriptures seem straightforward to
me. For anyone alive on the Earth at that time, and if death sickness
and pain is done away with, then those left will just go on
living..forever..Sin, however we view it, is a real but temporary
situation in God`s master plan.