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

"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.

But it is by faith that my Righteous One will live, And if he draws back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.

For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they entangle, by their lasciviousness, in the lusts of the flesh, those who are just about to escape from the men that live in misconduct.

They came forth from us, but they did not belong to us. If they had belonged to us they would certainly have remained with us, but they went out that they might be manifest that they all are not of us.

And i lay

"Behold this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but thought to gain it by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

As David says. Let their table be made a snare and a trap, And a stumbling-block and a recompense unto them;

but we come preaching a crucified Messiah??o Jews a stumbling-block, to Greeks foolishness,

even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,

and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense. They stumble over it because they are disobeying God's word, and to this they were also appointed.

Because

"If your brother sins against you, go and show him, between yourself and him alone. If he listens, you have won your brother.

And his

"Whenever an unclean spirit leaves a man, it wanders through waterless places, seeking rest but finding none.

"And that in the good soil is those who have listened to the message and, in an honest and good heart, hold fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

eternal life to those who by patience in well-doing strive for glory and honor and immortality;

But it is by faith that my Righteous One will live, And if he draws back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.

Indeed it would have been better for them not to have known the Way of Righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.

But his

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.