Ezekiel 3:20

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Summary

Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

When

And i lay

Because

Matthew 18:15

And his

2 Peter 2:21

But his

Hebrews 13:17

Bible References

When

But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity, they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that it might be plain that none of them were of us.

And i lay

Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against

Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,

And David says: "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them.

but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,

The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders,

and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall;" they stumble because they disobey the wordas they were desstined to do.

Because

"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

And his

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

But the ones that fell on the good soil are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

to those who by patience in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality, he will give eternal life;

But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them.

But his

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this with joy, and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.