Ezekiel 18:22

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“None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.”

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BSBPD

“None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“All his transgressions that he hath done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he hath done he liveth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 18:22 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:23then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
  3. Psalms 18:20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
  4. Psalms 19:11By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
  5. Psalms 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
  6. Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
  7. Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
  8. Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
  9. Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
  10. Jeremiah 31:34No 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.”
  11. Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
  12. Ezekiel 18:24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
  13. Ezekiel 33:16None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.
  14. Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
  15. Romans 2:6God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
  16. Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
  17. Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
  18. Hebrews 8:12For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
  19. Hebrews 10:3Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,
  20. James 2:21Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
  21. 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
  22. 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

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