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Ezekiel 18 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:1 - The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3 - By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:4 - See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:5 - But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:6 - And has not taken flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel; if he has not had connection with his neighbour's wife, or come near to a woman at the time when she is unclean;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 - And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8 - And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:9 - And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:10 - If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:11 - Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - Has done wrong to the poor and to him who is in need, and taken property by force, and has not given back to one in his debt what is his, and has given worship to images and has done disgusting things,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:13 - And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:14 - Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:15 - Who has not taken the flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel, and has not had connection with his neighbour's wife,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 - Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:17 - Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:19 - But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:20 - The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:21 - But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:22 - Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:23 - Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24 - But when the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, like all the disgusting things which the evil man does, will he have life? Not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory: in the wrong which he has done and in his sin death will overtake him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - But you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Give ear, now, O children of Israel; is my way not equal? are not your ways unequal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:26 - When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:27 - Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:28 - Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:29 - But still the children of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O children of Israel, are my ways not equal? are not your ways unequal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:30 - For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:31 - Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:32 - For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
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