Ezekiel 18:21–32

²¹But ^kif the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and ^ddkeep all my statutes, and ^ddo that which is lawful and right, ^ehe shall surely live, he shall not die. ^22lAll his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. ^23mHave I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

²⁴But ⁿwhen the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? ^noAll his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in ^phis trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. ^25qYet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? ²⁶ⁿWhen a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. ²⁷Again, ^kwhen the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and ^ddoeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. ²⁸Because he ^rconsidereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, ^ehe shall surely live, he shall not die. ^29qYet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

³⁰Therefore I ^swill judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. ^tRepent, and turn ^uyourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ^vruin. ^31wCast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you ^xa new heart and a new spirit: ^yfor why will ye die, O house of Israel? ³²For ^zI have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn ^uyourselves, and live ye.

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