Ezekiel 33:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ Say to them: ‘The Lord God says: As surely as I live, I ·do not want any who are wicked to die [^Ltake no pleasure in the death of the wicked]. I want them to ·stop doing evil [turn from their ways] and live. ·Stop [Turn]! ·Stop [Turn from] your wicked ways! ·You don’t want to die, do you [^LWhy will you die], ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel?’

¹² “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], say to your people: ‘The ·goodness [righteousness] of ·those who do right [the righteous] will not save them ·when they sin [^Lin the day of their rebellion]. The ·evil of wicked people [wickedness of the wicked] will not cause them to ·be punished [stumble] if they stop doing it. If ·good people [the righteous] sin, they will not be able to live by the ·good [righteousness] they did earlier.’ ¹³ If I tell ·good people [the righteous], ‘You will surely live,’ they might ·think they have done enough good [^Ltrust in their righteousness] and then do evil. Then none of the ·good [righteous] things they did will be remembered. They will die because of the ·evil [iniquity] they have done.