Ezekiel 18:31

God's Just Treatment Of Individuals, Both Righteous And Wicked

³⁰ Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your snare. ³¹ Cast away from you all your transgressions wherewith ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: why then will ye die, house of Israel? ³² For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah; therefore turn ye and live.

Children of Israel

House of Israel

People of Israel

Why Will You Die

Israel

Sin

Ezekiel 11:19

And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;

Psalm 51:10

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

Isaiah 1:16-17

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil,

Ezekiel 36:26

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

Romans 8:13

for if ye live according to flesh, ye are about to die; but if, by the Spirit, ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live:

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Ezekiel 20:7

and I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Deuteronomy 30:15

See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil,

Deuteronomy 30:19

I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you: life and death have I set before you, blessing and cursing: choose then life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed,

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Proverbs 8:36

but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Isaiah 30:22

And ye shall defile the silver covering of your graven images, and the gold overlaying of your molten images; thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth: Out! shalt thou say unto it.

Jeremiah 21:8

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

Jeremiah 27:15

For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, yet they prophesy falsely in my name; in order that I should drive you out, and that ye should perish, ye, and the prophets who prophesy unto you.

Jeremiah 32:39

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

Matthew 12:33

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.

Acts 3:19

Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 13:46

And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Ephesians 4:22-32

namely your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;

Colossians 3:5-9

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.

James 1:21

Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 4:8

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

1 Peter 1:14

as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance;

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

1 Peter 2:1

Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

1 Peter 4:2-4

no longer to live the rest of his time in the flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.