New Living Translation
Ezekiel 18:5
5“Suppose a certain man is righteous and does what is just and right.
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 surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb anymore in Israel. 4For all people are mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die. “Suppose a certain man is righteous and does what is just and right. 6He does not feast in the mountains before Israel’s idols or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period. 7He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.
Read all of Ezekiel 18Ezekiel 18:5 word by word
וְאִ֖ישׁ כִּי־יִהְיֶ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק וְעָשָׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:5
- Psalms 15:2Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
- Psalms 24:4Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.
- Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
- Romans 2:7He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
- James 1:22But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
- James 2:14What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?
- 1 John 2:3And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.
- 1 John 3:7Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.
- 1 John 5:2We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.
- Ezekiel 33:14And suppose I tell some wicked people that they will surely die, but then they turn from their sins and do what is just and right.
- Genesis 18:19I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”
- Proverbs 21:3The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.
- Jeremiah 22:15But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed 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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