The idea which it communicates is not, that God is unobservant of sin, or that it is regarded by him as a matter of little or no importance, but that he does not mark it in particular cases with a view to punishment; that he does not punish, but forgive [s]. ” ​ — Judges 3: 26; 1 Samuel 16: 8.
Šādi tiek norādīts nevis uz to, ka Dievs neredz grēku vai uzskata to par mazsvarīgu, bet gan uz to, ka atsevišķos gadījumos viņš nepievērš grēkam uzmanību tajā nozīmē, ka nesoda cilvēku; viņš piedod, nevis soda. ” ( Soģu 3: 26; 1. Samuēla 16: 8.)