Ezekiel 33:12-20

12And you, son of man, say to 1your fellow citizens, ‘The 2righteousness of a righteous one will not save him on the day of his offense, and as for the wickedness of a wicked one, he will 3not stumble because of it on the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous one will not be able to live 4by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’ 13When I say to the righteous that he will certainly live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he 5commits injustice, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but for that same injustice of his which he has committed he will die. 14But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and he 6turns from his sin and practices 7justice and righteousness, 15if a wicked person returns a pledge, 8pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the 9statutes 10which ensure life without committing injustice, he shall certainly live; he shall not die. 1611None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall certainly live.

17“Yet 12your fellow citizens say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their own way that is not right. 18When the righteous turns from his righteousness and 13commits injustice, then he shall die in 14it. 19But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and practices justice and righteousness, he will live by them. 20Yet you say, ‘15The way of the Lord is not right.’ I will judge each of you according to his ways, house of Israel.”