Ezekiel 33:12-16

Expanded Bible

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. ¹⁴ Or, if I say to the wicked people, ‘You will surely die,’ they may stop sinning and do what is right and ·honest [just]. ¹⁵ For example, ·they [^Lthe wicked one] may ·return what somebody gave them as a promise to repay a loan [restore the pledge], or pay back what they stole. If they live by the ·rules [statutes] that give life and do not ·sin [do evil; practice iniquity], then they will surely live, and they will not die. ¹⁶ None of the sins they have committed will be ·held [^Lremembered] against them. They now do what is right and ·fair [just], so they will surely live.