Ezekiel 18:23
Have 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?
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
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way--And he hath lived?
Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?
Cross References
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember …
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive …
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to …
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a …
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that …
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety …
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and …
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited …