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Ezekiel 18 – New International Version (NIV)

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The One Who Sins Will Die

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:1 - The word of the LORD came to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: “ ‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3 - “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:4 - For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:5 - “Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:6 - He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 - He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8 - He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:9 - He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live,

declares the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:10 - “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:11 - (though the father has done none of them): “He eats at the mountain shrines. He defiles his neighbor’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - He oppresses the poor and needy. He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge. He looks to the idols. He does detestable things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:13 - He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:14 - “But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:15 - “He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 - He does not oppress anyone or require a pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:17 - He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor and takes no interest or profit from them. He keeps my laws and follows my decrees. He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:19 - “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:20 - The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:21 - “But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:22 - None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:23 - Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24 - “But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:26 - If 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:27 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:28 - Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:29 - Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:30 - “Therefore, you Israelites, 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:31 - Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:32 - For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!
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