“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Ezekiel 18:27 - Revised Standard Version CI Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is lawful and right, he shall save his life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his wicked way to save his life;
“But if a wicked man turns away from all his sins which he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die for it; for the iniquity which he has committed he shall die.
Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right,
He heard the sound of the trumpet, and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.
Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance to God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance.
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; hold to that, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.