Ezekiel 3:20

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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

Righteousness

Isaiah 64:6

Daniel 9:18

And i lay

Because

Matthew 18:15

And his

2 Peter 2:21

But his

Ezekiel 3:18

Ezekiel 33:6

Hebrews 13:17

General references

Ezekiel 11:4

Bible References

When

"But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.

"And you, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.'

Joash did what the Lord approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!

and those who turn their backs on the Lord and do not want the Lord's help or guidance."

The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.

For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.

They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.

Righteousness

We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.

Listen attentively, my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins and the city called by your name. For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant.

And i lay

They will discard their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated like filth. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them on the day of the Lord's fury. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs because their wealth was the obstacle leading to their iniquity.

"Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek me?

You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being.

Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble.

So, this is what the Lord says: 'I will assuredly make these people stumble to their doom. Parents and children will stumble and fall to their destruction. Friends and neighbors will die.'

Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.

Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

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

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

The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan's working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,

and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

Because

When I say to the wicked, "You will certainly die," and you do not warn him -- you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live -- that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.

You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.

Nathan said to David, "You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'I chose you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!

The Lord was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why are you following these gods that could not deliver their own people from your power?"

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

And his

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.

eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

But his

But suppose the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for that person's death.'

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

General references

Therefore, prophesy against them! Prophesy, son of man!"