But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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Verse 21 is found in chapter 18 of Ezekiel. God declares that the soul who sins will die, but also opens the possibility for the wicked to turn from their sins and live. The passage reveals that judgment is not presented as an arbitrary desire for destruction, but as a response to conduct from which a person can repent.
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Wo sich aber der Gottlose bekehrt von allen seine Sünden, die er getan hat, und hält alle meine Rechte und tut recht und wohl, so soll er leben und nicht sterben.
Mas el impío, si se apartare de todos sus pecados que hizo, y guardare todas mis ordenanzas, e hiciere juicio y justicia, de cierto vivirá; no morirá.
Pero si el malvado se aparta de todos los pecados que ha cometido, guarda todos mis estatutos y practica el derecho y la justicia, ciertamente vivirá; no morirá.
Si le méchant revient de tous les péchés qu'il a commis, s'il observe toutes mes lois et pratique la droiture et la justice, il vivra, il ne mourra pas.
E quando l’empio si ritrarrà da tutti i suoi peccati, ch’egli avrà commessi; ed osserverà tutti i miei statuti, e farà giudicio e giustizia, egli di certo viverà, egli non morrà.
Mas se o ímpio se converter de todos os pecados que cometeu, e guardar todos os meus estatutos, e proceder com retidão e justiça, certamente viverá; não morrerá.
「惡人若回轉離開所做的一切罪惡,謹守我的一切律例,行公平公義的事,他必要存活,不致死亡。
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