Ezekiel 18:26 - Easy To Read Version If a good person changes and becomes evil, then he must die for the bad things he does. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and dies in his sins, for his iniquity that he has done he shall die. American Standard Version (1901) When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Common English Bible When those who do the right thing turn from their responsible ways and act maliciously, they will die because of it. For their malicious acts they will die. Catholic Public Domain Version For when the just man turns himself away from his justice, and commits iniquity, he shall die by this; by the injustice that he has worked, he shall die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For, when the just turneth himself away from his justice and committeth iniquity, he shall die therein: in the injustice that he hath wrought he shall die. |
The father might hurt people and steal things. He might never do anything good for my people! That father will die because of his own sins. \{But the son won’t be punished for his father’s sins.\}
“Now, maybe a good man might stop being good. He might change his life and begin to do all the terrible things that bad person had done in the past. (That bad person changed, so he can live!) So if that good person changes and becomes bad, then God won’t remember all the good things that person did. God will remember that that man turned against him and began to sin. So that man will die because of his sin.”
\{God said,\} “You people might say, ‘\{God\} my Master isn’t fair!’ But listen, family of Israel. I am fair. You are the ones who are not fair!
And if a bad man changes and become good and fair, then he will save his life. He will live!
“Or maybe a good man will stop being good. I might put something in front of him that causes him to fall (sin). He will start to do bad things, so he will die. He will die because he is sinning and you did not warn him. I will make you responsible for his death. And people won’t remember all the good things he did.
“Maybe I will tell a good person that he will live. But maybe that good person will begin to think that the good things he did in the past will save him. So he might begin to do bad things. But I won’t remember the good things he did in the past! No, he will die because of the bad things he begins to do.
If a good person stops doing good things and begins to sin, then he will die because of his sins.
Then the priest will go to the Lord and {do the things that will} make that person pure [56] . And God will forgive that person for all the things that made him guilty.”
Christ will do this if you continue to believe in the Good News {\cf2\super [7]} you heard. You must continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope that Good News gave you. That same Good News has been told to all people in the world. I, Paul, help in telling that Good News.
Dear friends, remember what the apostles {\cf2\super [8]} of our Lord Jesus Christ said before.