New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 18:5
5“But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness,
Ezekiel 18:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
- New International Version (NIV)“Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If a man is righteous and does what is just and right—
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right;
Context of Ezekiel 18:5
3As I live,” declares the Lord God, “you certainly are not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore. 4Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. “But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness, 6if he does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period-- 7and if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,
Read all of Ezekiel 18Ezekiel 18:5 word by word
וְאִ֖ישׁ כִּי־יִהְיֶ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק וְעָשָׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:5
- Psalms 15:2One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
- Psalms 24:4One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully.
- Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
- Romans 2:7to those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life;
- James 1:22But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves.
- James 2:14What use is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
- 1 John 2:3By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
- 1 John 5:2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and follow His commandments.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.
- Ezekiel 33:14But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness,
- Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
- Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.
- Jeremiah 22:15Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar? Did your father not eat and drink And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well for him.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5If a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right - If he be just or holy within, and do what is according to law and equity. What is meant by this, is immediately specified.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9God's justice is shown through a case study of three imagined generations. In the first generation, a righteous man faithfully worships the Lord, stays sexually pure, and treats others fairly. A person who lives this way does not need to fear God's judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95. Here begins the illustration of God's impartiality in a series of supposed cases. The first case is given in Eze 18:5-9, the just man. The excellencies are selected in reference to the prevailing sins of the age, from which such a one stood aloof; hence arises the omission of some features of righteousness, which, under different circumstances, would have been desirable to be enumerated. Each age has its own besetting temptations, and the just man will…Read the comment
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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
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