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Ezekiel 18:22

God will not remember all the bad things they did. He will remember only their goodness, so they will live!"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Judgment;   Penitent;   Repentance;   Responsibility;   Seekers;   Sin;   Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Forgiveness;   Promises, Divine;   The Topic Concordance - Death;   Life;   Pleasure;   Turning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Pardon;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Death;   Ezekiel;   Life;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   Ethics;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Self-Examination;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lead;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Atonement, Day of;   Conversion;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement;   Captivity;   God;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. He will live because of the righteousness he has practiced.
Hebrew Names Version
None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
King James Version
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
English Standard Version
None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live.
New American Standard Bible
"All his offenses which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live.
New Century Version
Their sins will be forgotten. Because they have done what is right, they will live.
Amplified Bible
"All of his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced [for his moral and spiritual integrity in every area and relationship], he will live.
World English Bible
None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shal not be mentioned vnto him, but in his righteousnes that he hath done, he shall liue.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"All his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live.
Legacy Standard Bible
All his transgressions which he has done will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has done, he will live.
Berean Standard Bible
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
Contemporary English Version
All their sins will be forgiven, and they will live because they did right.
Complete Jewish Bible
None of the transgressions he has committed will be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done, he will live.
Darby Translation
None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered against him; in his righteousness which he hath done shall he live.
George Lamsa Translation
All his sins which he has committed, they shall not be remembered against him; but in the righteousness which he has done shall he live.
Good News Translation
All his sins will be forgiven, and he will live, because he did what is right.
Lexham English Bible
All of his transgressions that he committed will not be remembered against him. Through his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
Literal Translation
All his transgressions that he has done, they shall not be recalled to him in his righteousness which he has done; he shall live.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for all his synnes that he dyd before, they shall not be thought vpon: but in his rightuousnes that he hath done, he shall lyue.
American Standard Version
None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
Bible in Basic English
Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him; for his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
King James Version (1611)
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned vnto him: in his righteousnesse, that he hath done, he shall liue.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
As for all his sinnes that he dyd before they shall not be mentioned vnto hym: but in his righteousnesse that he hath done, he shall liue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
None of his trespasses which he has committed shall be remembers: in his righteousness which he has done he shall live.
English Revised Version
None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y schal not haue mynde of alle his wickidnessis whiche he wrouyte; he schal lyue in his riytfulnesse which he wrouyte.
Update Bible Version
None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
Webster's Bible Translation
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned to him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
New English Translation
None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.
New King James Version
None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live.
New Living Translation
All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live because of the righteous things they have done.
New Life Bible
None of the sins he has done will be remembered against him. Because of the right and good things he has done, he will live.
New Revised Standard
None of the transgressions that they have committed shall be remembered against them; for the righteousness that they have done they shall live.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered against him, - In his righteousness which he hath done, he shall live.
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will not remember all his iniquities that he hath done: in his justice which he hath wrought, he shall live.
Revised Standard Version
None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness which he has done he shall live.
Young's Literal Translation
All his transgressions that he hath done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he hath done he liveth.

Contextual Overview

21 "Now, if evil people change their lives, they will live and not die. They might stop doing all the bad things they did and begin to carefully obey all my laws. They might become fair and good. 22 God will not remember all the bad things they did. He will remember only their goodness, so they will live!" 23 The Lord God says, "I don't want evil people to die. I want them to change their lives so that they can live! 24 "Now, maybe good people might stop being good. They might change their lives and begin to do all the terrible things that evil people have done in the past. (The evil people changed, so they can live.) So if those good people change and become bad, God will not remember all the good things they did. He will remember that they turned against him and began to sin. So they will die because of their sin. 25 "You people might say, ‘The Lord isn't fair!' But listen, family of Israel. I am fair. You are the ones who are not fair! 26 If good people change and become evil, they must die for the bad things they do. 27 And if evil people change and become good and fair, they will save their lives. They will live! 28 They saw how wicked they were and came back to me. They stopped doing the evil things they did in the past. So they will live! They will not die!" 29 The people of Israel said, "That's not fair! The Lord isn't fair!" "I am fair! You are the ones who are not fair!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his transgressions: Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 33:16, 1 Kings 17:18, Psalms 25:7, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 51:1, Psalms 103:12, Isaiah 43:25, Jeremiah 31:34, Jeremiah 50:20, Micah 7:19, Romans 8:1, Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 10:3, Hebrews 10:4

in his: 2 Chronicles 6:23, Psalms 18:20-24, Psalms 19:11, Romans 2:6, Romans 2:7, Galatians 6:7, Galatians 6:8, James 2:21-26, 2 Peter 1:5-11, 1 John 3:7

Reciprocal: Leviticus 16:22 - not inhabited Psalms 106:3 - doeth Ezekiel 14:20 - by Luke 3:13 - Exact

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the oak trees of Mamre. It was the hottest part of the day, and Abraham was sitting at the door of his tent.
Genesis 18:2
He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.
Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up to leave. They looked toward Sodom and began walking in that direction. Abraham walked with them to send them on their way.
Genesis 19:1
That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw them. He got up and went to them. He bowed to show respect and said, "Sirs, please come to my house, and I will serve you. There you can wash your feet and stay the night. Then tomorrow you can continue your journey." The angels answered, "No, we will stay the night in the city square."
Psalms 106:23
God wanted to destroy those people, but Moses, the leader he chose, stood in the way. God was very angry, but Moses begged him to stop, so God did not destroy the people.
Jeremiah 15:1
The Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel were here to pray for the people of Judah, I would not feel sorry for them. Send the people of Judah away from me! Tell them to go!
Jeremiah 18:20
I have done only good to them. It is not right for them to pay me back with evil. But they are preparing a death trap for me! Remember that I prayed to you for them. I asked only good for them. I tried to keep you from punishing them in anger.
Ezekiel 22:30
"I asked the people to change their lives and protect their country. I asked people to fix the walls. I wanted them to stand by those holes in the wall and fight to protect their city. But no one came to help!
Acts 7:55
But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God. And he saw Jesus standing at God's right side.
1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, I ask that you pray for all people. Ask God to bless them and give them what they need. And give thanks.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All his transgressions that he hath committed,.... Before his repentance, conversion, and obedience:

they shall not be mentioned unto him; they shall not be charged upon his conscience, or brought against him in providence; he shall not be upbraided with them, or punished for them; but they shall be forgiven him, at least in such sense as to prevent temporal calamity and ruin:

in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live; he shall live "in" it, though not "for" it; this will be the fruit and consequence of his obedience and righteousness, that he shall live and not die, in the sense that has been already given, according to the tenor of the law,

Leviticus 18:5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 18:22. All his transgressions — Shall be so completely forgiven by God's mercy, that they shall not be even mentioned to him; and if he live and die in this recovered state, he shall live with God to all eternity. And why? Hear the reason:-


 
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