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

1 Peter 2:8

Because

Matthew 18:15

And his

2 Peter 2:21

But his

Hebrews 13:17

Bible References

When

And he that was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and straightway with joy receives it;

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

For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice, in desires of the flesh, by their lasciviousness, those just escaping from those who live in error;

They went out from among 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 they might be made manifest, that they are not all of us.

And i lay

Wherefore? because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the Stone of stumbling;

And David says, "Let their table be a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them:

but we preach Christ crucified; to the Jews, a stumbling-block, and to the gentiles foolishness;

him whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and lying wonders,

and "a stone of stumbling, and rock of offense"; who stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which also they were appointed.

Because

"And, if your brother sin against you, go show him his fault between you and him alone. If he hear you, you gained your brother;

And his

"But, when the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.

"And that in the good ground, these are such as, in a good and honest heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with patience.

to those who, by patience in well-doing, are seeking for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life;

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

For it were better for them not to have fully known the way of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

But his

Obey those who are your leaders, and submit to them; for they watch in behalf of your souls, as those who are to give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with sighing; for this would be unprofitable for you.