An adaptation of the Catechism for Young Children in modern English.
Question: What does it mean to transgress God’s law?
Answer: To do what God forbids.
Question: What is meant by transgression?
Answer: Doing what God forbids.
See note on question 28. “What does it mean to” is substituted for “What is meant by”, and “God’s law” is supplied at the end of the phrase for clarity.