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Ezekiel 18:22

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 18:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
Ezekiel 18:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
20The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
21But if the wicked 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.
22None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
23Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
24But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
25Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“All his transgressions that he hath committed, &c.] Before his repentance, conversion, and obedience: they shall not be mentioned unto him; they shall not be charged upon his conscience, or brought against him in providence; he shall not be upbraided with them, or punished for them; but they shall be forgiven him, at least in such sense as to prevent temporal calamity and ruin: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live; he shall live “in” it, though not “for” it; this will be the fruit and consequence of his obedience and righteousness, that he shall live and not die, in the sense that has been already given, according to the tenor of the law, (<031805>Leviticus 18:5).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“in his righteousness . . . he shah live--in it, not for it, as if that atoned for his former sins; but "in his righteousness" he shall live, as the evidence of his being already in favor with God through the merit of Messiah, who was to come. The Gospel clears up for us many such passages (Pe1 1:12), which were dimly understood at the time, while men, however, had light enough for salvation.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Not mentioned - Not to him. Ezekiel 18:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“his transgressions: Eze 18:24, Eze 33:16; Kg1 17:18; Psa 25:7, Psa 32:1, Psa 32:2, Psa 51:1, Psa 103:12; Isa 43:25; Jer 31:34, Jer 50:20; Mic 7:19; Rom 8:1; Heb 8:12, Heb 10:3, Heb 10:4 in his: Ch2 6:23; Psa 18:20-24, Psa 19:11; Rom 2:6, Rom 2:7; Gal 6:7, Gal 6:8; Jam 2:21-26; Pe2 1:5-11; Jo1 3:7 Ezekiel 18:23”
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