Ezekiel 18:21

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Ezekiel 18:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

19 Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.

20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

22 None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.

23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

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Ezekiel 18:27

But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.

Ezekiel 18:28

Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.

Ezekiel 18:30

Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

Ezekiel 33:11

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Ezekiel 33:12

Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’

Ezekiel 33:13

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Ezekiel 33:14

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Ezekiel 33:15

if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

Ezekiel 33:16

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.

Ezekiel 33:19

But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.

2 Chronicles 33:12

And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 33:13

And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

Isaiah 1:16

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

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If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.

Isaiah 1:20

But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

Isaiah 55:7

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and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

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Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Acts 26:18

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 an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

Acts 26:19

So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

Acts 26:20

First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

1 Timothy 1:13

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:15

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James 4:10

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Ezekiel 36:27

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because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Psalms 119:80

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Psalms 119:112

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.

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James 2:26

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Galatians 5:23

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Galatians 5:24

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For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

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as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

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