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Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live because of the righteous things they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All his offenses which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220All his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“All his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced, he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All his transgressions which he has done will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has done, he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All of his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced [for his moral and spiritual integrity in every area and relationship], he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. He will live because of the righteousness he has practiced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. He will live because of the righteousness he has practiced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All their sins will be forgiven, and they will live because they did right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All the rebellious things that he did will not be remembered. He will live because of the right things that he did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All his sins will be forgiven, and he will live, because he did what is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />None of the transgressions that he had committed will be held against him. Because of the righteous deeds that he had done, he'll live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned to him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />None of his transgressions that he has committed will be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All his transgressions that he has done "" Are not remembered to him, "" In his righteousness that he has done he lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All his transgressions that he hath done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he hath done he liveth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All his transgressions which he did shall not be remembered to him: in his justice which he did he shall live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will not remember all his iniquities that he hath done: in his justice which he hath wrought, he shall live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will not remember all his iniquities, which he has worked; by his justice, which he has worked, he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />None of the crimes he has committed shall be remembered against him; he shall live because of the justice he has shown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />None of the transgressions that they have committed shall be remembered against them; for the righteousness that they have done they shall live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All his sins which he has committed, they shall not be remembered against him; but in the righteousness which he has done shall he live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all his sins that he did will not be remembered against him, but in the righteousness that he did, he shall live<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him; for his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />None of his trespasses which he has committed shall be remembers: in his righteousness which he has done he shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4713" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">The Soul who Sins will Die</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">None</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: pə·šā·‘āw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">of the transgressions</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he has committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yiz·zā·ḵə·rū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">will be held</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">against him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">Because of the righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he has practiced,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: yiḥ·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">he will live.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a></span><br />For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Hebrews 10:17</a></span><br />Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13-14</a></span><br />When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7-8</a></span><br />“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All his transgressions that he has committed, they shall not be mentioned to him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.</p><p class="hdg">his transgressions</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Ezekiel 18:24</a></b></br> But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, <i>and</i> doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked <i>man</i> doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/33-16.htm">Ezekiel 33:16</a></b></br> None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-18.htm">1 Kings 17:18</a></b></br> And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?</p><p class="hdg">in his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-23.htm">2 Chronicles 6:23</a></b></br> Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-20.htm">Psalm 18:20-24</a></b></br> The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-11.htm">Psalm 19:11</a></b></br> Moreover by them is thy servant warned: <i>and</i> in keeping of them <i>there is</i> great reward.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-63.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Mentioned</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-19.htm">Practiced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Transgressions</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-17.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-16.htm">Mentioned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Practiced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-24.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Transgressions</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-1.htm">God defends his justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">and exhorts to repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the concept of divine forgiveness and the possibility of a fresh start. In the context of Ezekiel, the Israelites were in exile due to their collective disobedience and idolatry. This statement reassures them that individual repentance and righteousness can lead to forgiveness. Theologically, this reflects the principle found in <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a>, where God removes transgressions "as far as the east is from the west." It also prefigures the New Testament teaching of forgiveness through Christ, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>, where confession leads to cleansing from unrighteousness. The idea of not holding past sins against someone is a profound expression of grace, which is central to the Christian faith.<p><b>Because of the righteousness he has practiced,</b><br>This phrase highlights the importance of personal responsibility and the active pursuit of righteousness. In the historical context, Ezekiel was addressing a people who believed in collective guilt and punishment. This statement shifts the focus to individual accountability, a theme also found in <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Deuteronomy 24:16</a>, which states that children should not be punished for the sins of their parents. The righteousness mentioned here is not merely legalistic adherence to the law but a genuine transformation of heart and behavior. This anticipates the New Testament teaching in <a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>, where faith without works is dead, emphasizing that true faith results in righteous actions.<p><b>he will live.</b><br>The promise of life here is both literal and spiritual. In the immediate context, it suggests that those who turn from their wicked ways and practice righteousness will be spared from the consequences of sin, which often led to death or exile. Spiritually, this points to the abundant life promised by Jesus in <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>, where He speaks of giving life to the full. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of eternal life offered through Christ, who is the ultimate source of life (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). The assurance of life for the righteous is a recurring theme in Scripture, reinforcing the hope and promise of salvation for those who follow God's ways.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, emphasizing personal responsibility and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The audience of Ezekiel's prophecy, who were in exile due to their collective disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and source of forgiveness, emphasizing His desire for repentance and righteousness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness</a></b><br>The state of living in accordance with God's laws, which leads to life and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual is accountable for their own actions and relationship with God. We cannot rely on the righteousness of others for our salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_leads_to_life.htm">Repentance Leads to Life</a></b><br>Genuine repentance and turning away from sin result in forgiveness and spiritual life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_forgiveness_is_complete.htm">God's Forgiveness is Complete</a></b><br>When God forgives, He does not hold past transgressions against us, offering a fresh start.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_living_is_essential.htm">Righteous Living is Essential</a></b><br>Practicing righteousness is not just about avoiding sin but actively living in a way that pleases God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_transformation.htm">Hope for Transformation</a></b><br>No matter one's past, there is hope for transformation and renewal through God's grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/define_lovingkindness..htm">What does 'God is just' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_spiritual_milk.htm">What does 'sin' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_18_24_vs._secure_salvation.htm">Ezekiel 18:24 - If a righteous person can lose all previous righteousness by turning away, how does this align with other Bible passages that suggest salvation or favor is more secure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'sin_no_more'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Go and sin no more'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Shall not be mentioned unto him.</span>--A strong way of expressing the completeness of the Divine forgiveness. Here, again, at first sight, there seems to be an inconsistency between the Divine promise and the actual facts of the world. The penitent and forgiven sinner is continually seen to suffer through life from the consequences of his sin, as David's whole reign was overclouded with trouble and sorrow after his great sin in the matter of Bathsheba and Uriah. But here also it is the natural law continuing to work in subservience to a higher moral law. The natural consequences of any acts are not changed, or are only partially modified, by the subsequent moral state of him who has done them; but that moral state determines whether those consequences, however painful they may be in themselves, shall or shall not be really for his own highest gain. The absoluteness of the Divine forgiveness is seen by us, under the Christian dispensation, to be a necessary result of the ground on which it rests--the atonement of Christ. If the believer is truly united to Him by faith, he is a new creature (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm" title="Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.">2Corinthians 5:17</a>), and is looked upon no longer as a sinful son of Adam, but, as he is in reality, a member of the beloved and only-begotten Son of God. Hence his forgiveness must be complete, for his sins are atoned for, covered up, hidden from God's sight.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">None</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the transgressions</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּשָׁעָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(pə·šā·‘āw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has committed</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be held against him.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִזָּכְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiz·zā·ḵə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Because of the righteousness</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצִדְקָת֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has practiced,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will live.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽחְיֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiḥ·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Ezekiel 18:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/18-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:22 None of his transgressions that he has (Ezek. 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