Ezekiel 33:16

Translations

Modern

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.

Traditional

None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

Literal

All his sins that he had sinned, they will not be remembered for him; what is just and right he has done; he will surely live.

Latin

Omnia peccata ejus quæ peccavit, non imputabuntur ei: judicium et justitiam fecit: vita vivet.

Original

Hebrew

English

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.

Notes

Ezekiel 33:12–16

The principle in Ezekiel 33:10–11 is explained through two examples.

The first example concerns righteous people. Some trust in their past good behavior to save them. But later they turn to sin. God says he will judge them for their present sin, even if they once lived righteously. Their past obedience will not protect them if they now reject what is right.

The second example concerns wicked people who repent. If they turn away from their evil actions and begin to do what is just and right, God will forgive them completely. No matter what they did in the past, they will live if they truly change.

This teaching repeats an earlier message. In Ezekiel 18, the people said they were suffering because of their parents’ sins. Here, they seem to say something different. They think their parents’ sins have placed the nation under a permanent curse. Because of this, they believe repentance is useless.

Theme notes and profiles

Apostasy and Renewal

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Ezekiel 18:22
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
Micah 7:18–19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
Romans 5:16
Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
1 John 2:1–3
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Romans 5:21
…so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Glossary

Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of

Topics

Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel Contingencies in Divine Government of Man Death: Second God: Judge, and his Justice Obedience: General Scriptures Concerning Opportunity: The Measure of Responsibility Penitent: Promises To Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Responsibility: According to Privilege Sin: Forgiveness of Works: Insufficiency of, for Salvation

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