Ezekiel 18:9

Easy To Read Version

He obeys my laws. He thinks about my decisions and learns to be fair and dependable. He is a good person, so he will live.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:4

You must serve me the same way your father David did. He was fair and sincere. And you must obey my laws and do all the things that I commanded you.

Ezekiel 11:12

Then you will know that I am the Lord. It was my law that you broke! You did not obey my commands. You decided to live like the nations around you.”

Ezekiel 18:10

“But that good person might have a son that does not do any of those good things. The son might steal things and kill people.

Ezekiel 18:17

He helps poor people. If a person wants to borrow money, the good son lends him the money. And he does not charge interest on that loan! The good son obeys my laws and follows my laws. That good son will not be put to death for his father’s sins! That good son will live.

Ezekiel 18:19

“You might ask, ‘Why won’t the son be punished for his father’s sins?’ The reason is that the son was fair and did good things! He very carefully obeyed my laws! So he will live.

Ezekiel 20:11

Then I gave them my laws. I told them all my rules. If a person obeys those rules, then he will live.

Ezekiel 20:13

“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules. \{And they are good rules\}—if a person obeys those rules, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many, many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Ezekiel 33:15

He might give back the things he took when he loaned money. He might pay for the things he stole. He might begin to follow the laws that give life. He stops doing bad things. Then that person will surely live. He won’t die.

Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put my Spirit inside you. {\cf2\super [282]} I will change you so you will obey my laws. You will carefully obey my commands.

Ezekiel 37:24

“‘And my servant David will be the king over them. There will be only one shepherd over all of them. They will live by my rules and obey my laws. They will do the things I tell them.

Leviticus 18:5

So you must obey my laws and rules. If a person obeys my laws and rules, he will live! I am the Lord!

Amos 5:14

You say \{that God is with you\}.\par So you should do good things, not evil.\par Then you will live.\par And the Lord God All-Powerful\par really will be with you.\par

Amos 5:24

You should let fairness flow like water\par \{through your country\}.\par Let goodness flow like a stream\par that never becomes dry.\par

Amos 5:4

The Lord says this to the nation {\cf2\super [59]} of Israel:\par “Come looking for me and live.\par

Habakkuk 2:4

This message can’t help people that refuse to listen to it. But a \{good person will believe this message. And the\} good person will live because of his faith.”

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.

John 14:21

If a person knows my commands and obeys those commands, then that person truly loves me. And my Father will love the person that loves me. And I will love that person. I will show myself to him.”

Acts 24:16

This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and men.

Romans 1:17

The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself. God’s way of making people right begins and ends with faith. Like the Scripture {\cf2\super [11]} says, “The person that is right with God by faith will live forever.” {\cf2\super [12]}

Romans 8:1

So now people that are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty.

Deuteronomy 11:1

“So you must love the Lord your God. You must do the things he tells you to do. You must always obey his laws, rules, and commands.

Deuteronomy 4:1

“Now, Israel, listen to the laws and to the commands that I teach you. Obey them and you will live. Then you can go in and take the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:1

Moses called together all the people of Israel and said to them, “People of Israel, listen to the laws and rules that I tell you today. Learn these laws and be sure to obey them.

Deuteronomy 6:25

If we carefully obey the whole law, exactly like the Lord our God told us to, then God will say that we have done a very good thing.’ [40]

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ is righteous (good). So you know that all people who do what is right (good) are God’s children.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let any person lead you into the wrong way. Christ is righteous (good). To be good like Christ, a person must do what is right (good).