Ezekiel 18:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Make

For why

Bible References

Make

And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.

Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,

For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

For why

Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

"See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.

but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."

"And to this people you shall say: 'Thus says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

I have not sent them, declares the LORD, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you."

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.