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 person who sins is the one who will die. A son won’t suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity, and a father won’t suffer punishment for the son’s iniquity. The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him. 21“But if the wicked person turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all my statutes, and does what is just and right, he will certainly live; he will not die. None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. He will live because of the righteousness he has practiced. 23Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Instead, don’t I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives? 24But when a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, committing the same detestable acts that the wicked do, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. He will die because of the treachery he has engaged in and the sin he has committed.

Ezekiel 18:22 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• All his transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• that he hath committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• they shall not be mentionedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• unto him: in his righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• that he hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he shall liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:22

• Ezekiel 18:24But when a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, committing the same detestable acts that the wicked do, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. He will die because of the treachery he has engaged in and the sin he has committed.
• Ezekiel 33:16None of the sins he committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.
• 1 Kings 17:18She said to Elijah, “Man of God, what do you have against me? Have you come to call attention to my iniquity so that my son is put to death?”
• Psalms 25:7Do not remember the sins of my youth or my acts of rebellion; in keeping with your faithful love, remember me because of your goodness, Lord.
• Psalms 32:1How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!
• Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion.
• Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
• Isaiah 43:25“I am the one, I sweep away your transgressions for my own sake and remember your sins no more.
• Jeremiah 31:34No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.
• Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time — this is the Lord’s declaration — one will search for Israel’s iniquity, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found, for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant.
• Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
• Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,
• Hebrews 8:12For I will forgive their wrongdoing, and I will never again remember their sins.
• Hebrews 10:3But in the sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year after year.
• 2 Chronicles 6:23may you hear in heaven and act. May you judge your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing what he has done on his own head and providing justice for the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; he 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