Ezekiel 18:28
Because he considered and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.
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- Deut 32:29 : 29 I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them.”
- 1 Sam 7:3-4 : 3 Samuel said to all the people of Israel,“If you are really turning to the LORD with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the LORD and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the Israelites removed the Baals and images of Ashtoreth. They served only the LORD.
- Ps 119:1 : 1 א(Alef) How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the LORD.
- Ps 119:6 : 6 Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.
- Ps 119:59 : 59 I consider my actions and follow your rules.
- Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully,‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the LORD our God. 19 For after we turned away from you we repented. After we came to our senses we struck our thigh in sorrow. We are ashamed and humiliated because of the disgraceful things we did previously.’ 20 Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the LORD, affirm it!
- Ezek 12:3 : 3 “Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, although they are a rebellious house.
- Ezek 18:14 : 14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.
- Ezek 18:21 : 21 “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.
- Ezek 18:31 : 31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?
- Ezek 33:12 : 12 “And you, son of man, say to your people,‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.’
- Luke 15:17-18 : 17 But when he came to his senses he said,‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! 18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him,“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
- Col 3:5-9 : 5 So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. 7 You also lived your lives in this way at one time, when you used to live among them. 8 But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices
- Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
- Jas 2:10-12 : 10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said,“Do not commit adultery,” also said,“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law. 12 Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.
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- Ezek 18:17-2711 verses88%
17 refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father’s iniquity; he will surely live.
18 As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.
19 “Yet you say,‘Why should the son not suffer for his father’s iniquity?’ When the son does what is just and right, and observes all my statutes and carries them out, he will surely live.
20 The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father’s iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son’s iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.
21 “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.
22 None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.
23 Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the Sovereign LORD? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?
24 “But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.
25 “Yet you say,‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
26 When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.
27 When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
- Ezek 33:9-1911 verses84%
9 But if you warn the wicked man to change his behavior, and he refuses to change, he will die for his iniquity, but you have saved your own life.
10 “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel,‘This is what you have said:“Our rebellious acts and our sins have caught up with us, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”’
11 Say to them,‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?’
12 “And you, son of man, say to your people,‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.’
13 Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.
14 Suppose I say to the wicked,‘You must certainly die,’ but he turns from his sin and does what is just and right.
15 He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live– he will not die.
16 None of the sins he has committed will be counted against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.
17 “Yet your people say,‘The behavior of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their behavior that is not right.
18 When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.
19 When the wicked turns from his sin and does what is just and right, he will live because of it.
- Ezek 18:29-324 verses79%
29 Yet the house of Israel says,‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.
31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?
32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!
- Ezek 18:8-103 verses78%
8 does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,
9 and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the Sovereign LORD.
10 “Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously
- Ezek 3:18-214 verses75%
18 When I say to the wicked,“You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him– you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked lifestyle so that he may live– that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
19 But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life.
20 “When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
21 However, if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he will certainly live because he was warned, and you will have saved your own life.”
- Ezek 18:13-142 verses74%
13 engages in usury and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death.
14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.
- Job 33:26-283 verses73%
26 He entreats God, and God delights in him, he sees God’s face with rejoicing, and God restores to him his righteousness.
27 That person sings to others, saying:‘I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
28 He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’
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5 “Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,
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7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
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20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
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18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note– he gave his promise and did all these things– he will not escape!
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5 So you must keep my statutes and my regulations; anyone who does so will live by keeping them. I am the LORD.
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19 True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
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16 The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.
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18 He spares a person’s life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.
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28 In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.
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16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke– in the middle of Babylon he will die!
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16 O Lord, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.’
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13 The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.