Ezekiel 18:21
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 18 connects to 10 cross-references. The principle of individual moral responsibility: the soul who sins shall die — not the children for their parents' sins nor parents for children's. If the wicked person repents and does righteous deeds, their sins will not be remembered. God …
Other Translations
But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
And the wicked--when he turneth back From all his sins that he hath done, And he hath kept all My statutes, And hath done judgment and righteousness, He doth surely live, he doth not die.
But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.
Cross References
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of …
And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem …
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath …
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: