Ezekiel 18:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But if the wicked turn from all their sins that they have committed, keep all my statutes, and do what is just and right, they will live; they will not die.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all My statutes, and do what is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But yf ye vngodly will turne awaye, from all his synnes that he hath done, and kepe all my commaundemetes, and do the thinge ye is equall & right: doutles he shal lyue, and not dye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But if the wicked will returne from all his sinnes that he hath committed, and keepe all my statutes, and doe that which is lawfull & right, he shall surely liue, and shall not die.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But if the vngodly wyll turne away from all his sinnes that he hath done, and kepe all my statutes, and do the thing that is iugdement and right, doubtlesse he shall liue and not dye.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the wicked -- when he turneth back From all his sins that he hath done, And he hath kept all My statutes, And hath done judgment and righteousness, He doth surely live, he doth not die.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “But if the wicked person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 18:27-28 : 27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. 28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, they will surely live; they will not die.
  • Ezek 33:19 : 19 But if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live because of it.
  • Ezek 18:19 : 19 Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, has carefully observed all my statutes, and has kept them, he will surely live.
  • Ezek 18:30 : 30 Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
  • Ezek 18:5 : 5 If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 He walks in my statutes and faithfully keeps my rules—he is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 The one who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 And repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent, therefore, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.
  • Acts 26:18-20 : 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me. 19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. 20 Instead, I preached first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and then to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.
  • Rom 8:13 : 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
  • Gal 5:22-24 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
  • 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord overflowed abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  • Titus 2:11-14 : 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Jas 2:14 : 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
  • Jas 2:26 : 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
  • Jas 4:8-9 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
  • Isa 1:16-20 : 16 Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Remove your evil deeds from My sight; stop doing evil. 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow. 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
  • Ezek 3:21 : 21 But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.
  • Gen 26:5 : 5 This is because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My instructions.
  • 2 Chr 33:12-13 : 12 When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13 He prayed to Him, and the LORD was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea. He brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
  • Ps 119:1 : 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD.
  • Ps 119:80 : 80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, so that I will not be put to shame.
  • Ps 119:112 : 112 I have inclined my heart to keep Your statutes forever, to the very end.
  • Ezek 18:17 : 17 He refrains from harming the poor, does not lend at interest or take a profit, and obeys my rules and walkthroughs my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father's sins; he will surely live.
  • Ezek 33:11-16 : 11 Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from their ways and live. Turn back! Turn back from your evil ways! Why should you die, house of Israel?' 12 Therefore, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous person will not save them on the day of their transgression, nor will the wickedness of the wicked person cause them to fall on the day they turn from their wickedness. The righteous person cannot live by their righteousness on the day they sin.' 13 If I say to the righteous person, 'You will surely live,' but they trust in their righteousness and commit iniquity, none of their righteous acts will be remembered. They will die because of the iniquity they have committed. 14 And if I say to the wicked person, 'You will surely die,' but they turn from their sin and do what is just and right— 15 if they return what they took in pledge for a loan, restore anything they have stolen, and follow the decrees that give life, doing no wrong—they will surely live; they will not die. 16 None of the sins they have committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.
  • Ezek 36:27 : 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 Both were righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ezek 33:18-19
    2 verses
    91%

    18If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits iniquity, they will die because of it.

    19But if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live because of it.

  • Ezek 18:26-28
    3 verses
    88%

    26If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed, they will die.

    27But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.

    28Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, they will surely live; they will not die.

  • Ezek 33:8-16
    9 verses
    87%

    8When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

    9But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, but you will have saved yourself.

    10Son of man, say to the house of Israel, 'This is what you are saying: Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?'

    11Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from their ways and live. Turn back! Turn back from your evil ways! Why should you die, house of Israel?'

    12Therefore, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous person will not save them on the day of their transgression, nor will the wickedness of the wicked person cause them to fall on the day they turn from their wickedness. The righteous person cannot live by their righteousness on the day they sin.'

    13If I say to the righteous person, 'You will surely live,' but they trust in their righteousness and commit iniquity, none of their righteous acts will be remembered. They will die because of the iniquity they have committed.

    14And if I say to the wicked person, 'You will surely die,' but they turn from their sin and do what is just and right—

    15if they return what they took in pledge for a loan, restore anything they have stolen, and follow the decrees that give life, doing no wrong—they will surely live; they will not die.

    16None of the sins they have committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.

  • Ezek 18:22-24
    3 verses
    84%

    22None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteousness they have practiced, they will live.

    23Do I take pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

    24But if a righteous person turns away from their righteousness and commits sin, doing the same detestable things the wicked do, will they live? None of the righteous deeds they have done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

  • Ezek 18:17-20
    4 verses
    81%

    17He refrains from harming the poor, does not lend at interest or take a profit, and obeys my rules and walkthroughs my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father's sins; he will surely live.

    18But his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his own people, and did what was not good among them—behold, he will die for his iniquity.

    19Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, has carefully observed all my statutes, and has kept them, he will surely live.

    20The soul who sins will die. The son will not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

  • Ezek 18:8-10
    3 verses
    81%

    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

    9He walks in my statutes and faithfully keeps my rules—he is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.

    10Suppose he has a violent son who sheds blood or does any of these evil things,

  • Ezek 3:18-21
    4 verses
    79%

    18If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood.

    19But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.

    20Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.

    21But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.

  • Ezek 18:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4Behold, all lives are mine; the life of the father and the life of the son belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.

    5If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

  • Ezek 18:30-32
    3 verses
    78%

    30Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.

    31Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?

    32For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

  • Lev 18:5
    76%

    5You must keep my decrees and my laws, because the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 18:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a person live? He will not! Because he has committed all these abominations, he will surely be put to death, and his blood will be on his own head.

    14Now suppose this person has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. Though he sees them, he does not do such things:

  • Ezek 20:11
    72%

    11I gave them my statutes and made known to them my ordinances, by which a person who obeys them will live.

  • Prov 11:19
    72%

    19True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

  • Prov 19:16
    70%

    16The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.

  • Jas 5:20
    69%

    20let them know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save their soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

  • Jer 18:8
    69%

    8But if that nation I have warned repents of its evil, then I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to bring upon it.

  • Lev 5:17
    68%

    17If someone sins and does something against any of the commands of the LORD, even though they were unaware of it, they are still guilty and shall bear their punishment.

  • Prov 14:32
    68%

    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Lev 26:3
    68%

    3If you walk in my statutes and keep my commandments and carry them out,

  • Prov 12:28
    68%

    28In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

  • Ezek 20:21
    68%

    21But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes, and they did not keep my ordinances to obey them, though by them a person will live. They profaned my Sabbaths, so I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the wilderness.

  • Isa 55:7
    68%

    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

  • 1 John 5:17
    68%

    17All wrongdoing is sin, and yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

  • Ezek 17:16
    68%

    16As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die.

  • Jer 26:3
    68%

    3Perhaps they will listen and turn, each one, from their evil ways. Then I will relent concerning the disaster that I plan to bring on them because of the evil they have done.