Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: If your sins are like scarlet, will they become like snow? If they are red like crimson, will they become like wool?
Ezekiel 18:27 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Again, when the wicked turn away from the wickedness they have committed and do what is lawful and right, they shall save their life. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his life. American Standard Version (1901) Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Common English Bible And when the wicked turn from their wicked deeds and act justly and responsibly, they will preserve their lives. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the impious man turns himself away from his impiety, which he has done, and accomplishes judgment and justice, he shall cause his own soul to live. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the wicked turneth himself away from his wickedness, which he hath wrought, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall save his soul alive. |
Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: If your sins are like scarlet, will they become like snow? If they are red like crimson, will they become like wool?
let the wicked forsake their way and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened them, and you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their wicked way and save their lives,
But if the wicked turn away from all their sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is lawful and right, they shall surely live; they shall not die.
When the righteous turn away from their righteousness and commit iniquity, they shall die for it; for the iniquity that they have committed, they shall die.
Because they considered and turned away from all the transgressions that they had committed, they shall surely live; they shall not die.
Again, though I say to the wicked, “You shall surely die,” yet if they turn from their sin and do what is lawful and right—
They heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; their blood shall be upon themselves. But if they had taken warning, they would have saved their lives.
Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.
Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.