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13 Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die. 14 Suppose I say to the wicked, ‘You must certainly die,’ but he turns from his sin and does what is just and right. 15 He[a] returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life,[b] committing no iniquity. He will certainly live—he will not die.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:15 tn Heb “the wicked one.”
  2. Ezekiel 33:15 tn Heb “and in the statutes of life he walks.”

13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.(A) 14 And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just(B) and right— 15 if they give back what they took in pledge(C) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(D) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(E)

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