Ezekiel 18:22

Ezekiel 18:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
• New International Version (NIV)None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live.
• New King James Version (NKJV)None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live.

Context of Ezekiel 18:22

20The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him. 21But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live. 23Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live? 24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

Ezekiel 18:22 word by word

כָּל־פְּשָׁעָיו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה לֹ֥א יִזָּכְר֖וּ ל֑וֹ בְּצִדְקָת֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה יִֽחְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Noneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Noneלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• of the transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he has committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• will be heldזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• Because of the righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• he has practicedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he will liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:22

• Ezekiel 18:24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
• Ezekiel 33:16None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.
• 1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
• Psalms 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
• Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
• Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
• Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
• Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
• Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
• Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
• Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
• Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
• Hebrews 8:12For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
• Hebrews 10:3Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,
• 2 Chronicles 6:23then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
• Psalms 18:20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22All his transgressions - Shall be so completely forgiven by God's mercy, that they shall not be even mentioned to him; and if he live and die in this recovered state, he shall live with God to all eternity. And why? Hear the reason: -Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 The wicked man would be saved, if he turned from his evil ways. The true penitent is a true believer. None of his former transgressions shall be mentioned unto him, but in the righteousness which he has done, as the fruit of faith and the effect of conversion, he shall surely live. The question is not whether the truly righteous ever become apostates. It is certain that many who for a time were thought to be righteous, do so, while Ezek…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24Ezekiel gives two more examples. First, wicked people (those who do evil) who turn away from their sins can receive God’s forgiveness. Second, righteous people (those who live in a right way before God) who begin to sin will face judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2421-24. Two last cases, showing the equity of God: (1) The penitent sinner is dealt with according to his new obedience, not according to his former sins. (2) The righteous man who turns from righteousness to sin shall be punished for the latter, and his former righteousness will be of no avail to him. he shall surely live--Despair drives men into hardened recklessness; God therefore allures men to repentance by holding out hope [Calvin]. To threats the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:22

• Children
• Judgment
• Penitent
• Repentance
• Responsibility
• Seekers
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cruelly
• Live
• Accountability
• Atonement, Day of
• Conversion
• Ezekiel
• God
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Resurrection
• Salvation

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings