Ezekiel 18:21
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21 (A)“But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does (B)what is just and right, (C)he shall surely live; he shall not die.
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Ezekiel 33:19
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19 And (A)when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he shall live by this.
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Ezekiel 18:27-28
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27 Again, (A)when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. 28 Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
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Proverbs 28:13
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13 Whoever (A)conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who (B)confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Titus 2:11-14
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11 For (A)the grace of God (B)has appeared, bringing salvation (C)for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and (D)worldly passions, and (E)to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in (F)the present age, 13 (G)waiting for our blessed (H)hope, the (I)appearing of the glory of our great (J)God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 (K)who gave himself for us to (L)redeem us from all lawlessness and (M)to purify for himself (N)a people for his own possession who are (O)zealous for good works.
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Acts 3:19
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19 (A)Repent therefore, and (B)turn back, that (C)your sins may be blotted out,
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Luke 24:47
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47 and that (A)repentance for[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed (B)in his name (C)to all nations, (D)beginning from Jerusalem.
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- Luke 24:47 Some manuscripts and
Ezekiel 18:9
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9 (A)walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; (B)he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.
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James 4:8-10
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8 (A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (C)purify your hearts, (D)you double-minded. 9 (E)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (F)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
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1 Timothy 1:13-16
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13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, (A)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But (B)I received mercy (C)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and (D)the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the (E)faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is (F)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (G)came into the world to save sinners, (H)of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
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Romans 8:13
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13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you (A)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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Ezekiel 18:5
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5 “If a man is righteous and does (A)what is just and right—
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James 2:26
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26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
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Acts 26:18-20
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18 (A)to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from (B)the power of Satan to God, that they may receive (C)forgiveness of sins and (D)a place among those who are sanctified (E)by faith in me.’
19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to (F)the heavenly vision, 20 but declared first (G)to those in Damascus, (H)then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also (I)to the Gentiles, that they should (J)repent and (K)turn to God, performing deeds (L)in keeping with their repentance.
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Ezekiel 18:30
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30 “Therefore (A)I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. (B)Repent and turn from all your transgressions, (C)lest iniquity be your ruin.[a]
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- Ezekiel 18:30 Or lest iniquity be your stumbling block
Ezekiel 18:19
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19 “Yet you say, (A)‘Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done (B)what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, (C)he shall surely live.
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Psalm 119:112
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- Psalm 119:112 Or statutes; the reward is eternal
James 2:14
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Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith (A)but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
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Galatians 5:22-24
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Luke 1:6
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6 And they were both (A)righteous before God, walking (B)blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
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Ezekiel 36:27
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27 (A)And I will put my Spirit within you, (B)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (C)be careful to obey my rules.[a]
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- Ezekiel 36:27 Or my just decrees
Ezekiel 33:11-16
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11 Say to them, (A)As I live, declares the Lord God, (B)I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; (C)turn back, turn back from your evil ways, (D)for why will you die, O house of Israel?
12 (E)“And you, son of man, say to (F)your people, (G)The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, (H)and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, (I)and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness[a] when he sins. 13 Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet (J)if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die. 14 Again, (K)though I say to the wicked, (L)‘You shall surely die,’ yet (M)if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, 15 if the wicked (N)restores the pledge, (O)gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks (P)in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 16 (Q)None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live.
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- Ezekiel 33:12 Hebrew by it
Ezekiel 18:17
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17 withholds his hand from iniquity,[a] takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, (A)and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; (B)he shall surely live.
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- Ezekiel 18:17 Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor
Ezekiel 3:21
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21 But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul.”
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
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