Ezekiel 3:18 我何时指着恶人说：他必要死；你若不警戒他，也不劝戒他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中；我却要向你讨他丧命的罪（原文作“血”）。

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逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 我何时指着恶人说：他必要死；你若不警戒他，也不劝戒他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中；我却要向你讨他丧命的罪（原文作“血”）。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我何时指着恶人说：‘他必要死’；你若不警戒他，也不劝告他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中；我却要从你手里讨他的血债。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我何时指着恶人说：‘他必要死’；你若不警戒他，也不劝告他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中；我却要从你手里讨他的血债。
当代译本 - 如果我说恶人必定死，你却不告诫他，劝诫他改邪归正，好保全性命，他必因自己的罪而死，我却要向你追讨他的血债。
圣经新译本 - 如果我对恶人说：‘你必定死亡！’你却不警告他，也不警戒他离开恶行，好救他的性命，这恶人就必因自己的罪孽死亡。但我要因他的死追究你。
现代标点和合本 - 我何时指着恶人说他必要死，你若不警戒他，也不劝诫他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中，我却要向你讨他丧命的罪。
和合本（拼音版） - 我何时指着恶人说：‘他必要死’，你若不警戒他，也不劝戒他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中，我却要向你讨他丧命的罪。
New International Version - When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure you will die.’ And you do not warn them. You do not try to get them to change their evil ways in order to save their life. Then that sinful person will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.
English Standard Version - If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
New Living Translation - If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths.
Christian Standard Bible - If I say to the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him — you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life — that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
New American Standard Bible - When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way so that he may live, that wicked person shall die for wrongdoing, but his blood I will require from your hand.
New King James Version - When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.
Amplified Bible - When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to tell him to turn from his wicked way to save his life, that same evil man will die in his sin, but you will be responsible for his blood.
American Standard Version - When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
King James Version - When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
New English Translation - When I say to the wicked, “You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him – you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live – that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
World English Bible - When I tell the wicked, ‘You will surely die;’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; that wicked man will die in his iniquity; but I will require his blood at your hand.
新標點和合本 - 我何時指着惡人說：他必要死；你若不警戒他，也不勸戒他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中；我卻要向你討他喪命的罪（原文是血）。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我何時指着惡人說：『他必要死』；你若不警戒他，也不勸告他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中；我卻要從你手裏討他的血債。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我何時指着惡人說：『他必要死』；你若不警戒他，也不勸告他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中；我卻要從你手裏討他的血債。
當代譯本 - 如果我說惡人必定死，你卻不告誡他，勸誡他改邪歸正，好保全性命，他必因自己的罪而死，我卻要向你追討他的血債。
聖經新譯本 - 如果我對惡人說：‘你必定死亡！’你卻不警告他，也不警戒他離開惡行，好救他的性命，這惡人就必因自己的罪孽死亡。但我要因他的死追究你。
呂振中譯本 - 我若指着惡人說：「你必定死」，你若不警告他，不告訴惡人而警告他離開他惡的行徑，好救活他自己，那這惡人就必死在他的罪孽中，流他血的罪呢、我卻要從你手裏追討。
現代標點和合本 - 我何時指著惡人說他必要死，你若不警戒他，也不勸誡他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中，我卻要向你討他喪命的罪。
文理和合譯本 - 我謂惡人曰、爾必死、如爾不警之、不以言戒之、使彼轉離其惡途、以救其生命、則彼惡人必死於其罪、我必索其血於爾手、
文理委辦譯本 - 我言惡人必死、如爾不示之、使彼悛改、以獲生命則彼惡人、將死於罪、而我亦必罰爾。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我言惡人必死、如爾不警此惡人、不以言勸戒、使彼離其惡行、以獲生命、惡人必死於罪、而其喪命之罪、我必責問於爾、而其喪命之罪我必責問於爾原文作而其血必討於爾手下同
Nueva Versión Internacional - al malvado: “Estás condenado a muerte”. Si tú no le hablas al malvado ni le haces ver su mala conducta, para que siga viviendo, ese malvado morirá por causa de su pecado, pero yo te pediré cuentas de su muerte.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 악인에게 ‘너는 반드시 죽을 것이다’ 하고 말할 때에 네가 만일 그에게 경고하지 않거나 잘 타일러 그를 악한 길에서 돌이켜 그를 살게 하지 않으면 그 악인은 자기 죄로 죽겠지만 나는 그의 죽음에 대한 책임을 너에게 물을 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрешь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от нечестивого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то злодей умрет за свой грех , а Я потребую у тебя ответа за его кровь.
Восточный перевод - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрёшь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от злого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то нечестивый умрёт за свой грех , а Я спрошу с тебя за его кровь.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрёшь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от злого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то нечестивый умрёт за свой грех , а Я спрошу с тебя за его кровь.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрёшь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от злого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то нечестивый умрёт за свой грех , а Я спрошу с тебя за его кровь.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quand je dirai au coupable : « Tu vas mourir », si tu ne l’avertis pas, si tu ne parles pas pour avertir ce coupable et lui demander d’abandonner sa mauvaise conduite pour obtenir la vie sauve, alors, certes, ce coupable mourra à cause de sa faute, mais je te demanderai compte de sa mort.
リビングバイブル - わたしが悪者に、『おまえに死の罰を加える。悔い改めて、自分のいのちを救え』と伝えてほしいとき、そのように警告しないなら、彼らは自分の罪のために死ぬが、わたしはあなたを罰する。彼らの血の責任をあなたに問う。
Nova Versão Internacional - Quando eu disser a um ímpio que ele vai morrer e você não o advertir nem lhe falar para dissuadi-lo dos seus maus caminhos e salvar a vida dele, aquele ímpio morrerá por sua iniquidade; para mim, porém, você será responsável pela morte dele.
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn ich einem gottlosen Menschen den Tod androhe, dann sollst du ihn ermahnen und zur Umkehr bewegen, um sein Leben zu retten. Tust du dies nicht, so wird er sterben, wie er es für seine Sünde verdient hat. Dich aber werde ich für seinen Tod zur Rechenschaft ziehen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Khi Ta cảnh báo kẻ ác rằng: ‘Ngươi hẳn sẽ chết,’ nhưng con không chịu nói lại lời cảnh báo đó, thì chúng sẽ chết trong tội lỗi chúng. Và con phải chịu trách nhiệm về cái chết của chúng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อเราบอกคนชั่วว่า ‘เจ้าจะต้องตายแน่’ และเจ้าไม่ไปเตือนเขาหรือพูดชักชวนเขาให้ออกจากทางชั่วเพื่อช่วยชีวิตเขา คนชั่วคนนั้นก็จะตายเพราะ บาปของตน และเราจะให้เจ้ารับผิดชอบที่เขาต้องตาย
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าเราพูดกับคนชั่วร้ายว่า ‘เจ้าจะต้องตายอย่างแน่นอน’ และถ้าเจ้าไม่ให้คำเตือน หรือพูดตักเตือนคนชั่วร้ายให้ละจากวิถีทางชั่วเพื่อรักษาชีวิตไว้ คนชั่วคนนั้นก็จะตายเนื่องจากบาปของเขา แต่เราจะให้ชีวิตของเขาอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของเจ้า

交叉引用

Genesis 42:22 - Reuben broke in. “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t hurt the boy’? But no, you wouldn’t listen. And now we’re paying for his murder.”
Genesis 3:4 - The serpent told the Woman, “You won’t die. God knows that the moment you eat from that tree, you’ll see what’s really going on. You’ll be just like God, knowing everything, ranging all the way from good to evil.”
Ezekiel 18:30 - “The upshot is this, Israel: I’ll judge each of you according to the way you live. So turn around! Turn your backs on your rebellious living so that sin won’t drag you down. Clean house. No more rebellions, please. Get a new heart! Get a new spirit! Why would you choose to die, Israel? I take no pleasure in anyone’s death. Decree of God, the Master. “Make a clean break! Live!”
Proverbs 14:32 - The evil of bad people leaves them out in the cold; the integrity of good people creates a safe place for living.
Genesis 9:5 - “But your own lifeblood I will avenge; I will avenge it against both animals and other humans.
Genesis 9:6 - Whoever sheds human blood, by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image reflecting God’s very nature. You’re here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!”
Acts 3:19 - “Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus. For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be. Moses, for instance, said, ‘Your God will raise up for you a prophet just like me from your family. Listen to every word he speaks to you. Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people.’
Ephesians 5:5 - You can be sure that using people or religion or things just for what you can get out of them—the usual variations on idolatry—will get you nowhere, and certainly nowhere near the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:6 - Don’t let yourselves get taken in by religious smooth talk. God gets furious with people who are full of religious sales talk but want nothing to do with him. Don’t even hang around people like that.
Ezekiel 34:10 - “‘Watch out! I’m coming down on the shepherds and taking my sheep back. They’re fired as shepherds of my sheep. No more shepherds who just feed themselves! I’ll rescue my sheep from their greed. They’re not going to feed off my sheep any longer!
John 8:21 - Then he went over the same ground again. “I’m leaving and you are going to look for me, but you’re missing God in this and are headed for a dead end. There is no way you can come with me.”
Ezekiel 33:10 - “Son of man, speak to Israel. Tell them, ‘You’ve said, “Our rebellions and sins are weighing us down. We’re wasting away. How can we go on living?”’
Acts 2:40 - He went on in this vein for a long time, urging them over and over, “Get out while you can; get out of this sick and stupid culture!”
James 5:19 - My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God’s truth, don’t write them off. Go after them. Get them back and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God.
Ezekiel 3:20 - “And if the righteous turn back from living righteously and take up with evil when I step in and put them in a hard place, they’ll die. If you haven’t warned them, they’ll die because of their sins, and none of the right things they’ve done will count for anything—and I’ll hold you responsible. But if you warn these righteous people not to sin and they listen to you, they’ll live because they took the warning—and again, you’ll have saved your life.”
Ezekiel 33:6 - “‘But if the watchman sees war coming and doesn’t blow the trumpet, warning the people, and war comes and takes anyone off, I’ll hold the watchman responsible for the bloodshed of any unwarned sinner.’

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 我何时指着恶人说：他必要死；你若不警戒他，也不劝戒他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中；我却要向你讨他丧命的罪（原文作“血”）。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我何时指着恶人说：‘他必要死’；你若不警戒他，也不劝告他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中；我却要从你手里讨他的血债。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我何时指着恶人说：‘他必要死’；你若不警戒他，也不劝告他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中；我却要从你手里讨他的血债。
当代译本 - 如果我说恶人必定死，你却不告诫他，劝诫他改邪归正，好保全性命，他必因自己的罪而死，我却要向你追讨他的血债。
圣经新译本 - 如果我对恶人说：‘你必定死亡！’你却不警告他，也不警戒他离开恶行，好救他的性命，这恶人就必因自己的罪孽死亡。但我要因他的死追究你。
现代标点和合本 - 我何时指着恶人说他必要死，你若不警戒他，也不劝诫他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中，我却要向你讨他丧命的罪。
和合本（拼音版） - 我何时指着恶人说：‘他必要死’，你若不警戒他，也不劝戒他，使他离开恶行，拯救他的性命，这恶人必死在罪孽之中，我却要向你讨他丧命的罪。
New International Version - When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure you will die.’ And you do not warn them. You do not try to get them to change their evil ways in order to save their life. Then that sinful person will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.
English Standard Version - If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
New Living Translation - If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths.
Christian Standard Bible - If I say to the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him — you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life — that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
New American Standard Bible - When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way so that he may live, that wicked person shall die for wrongdoing, but his blood I will require from your hand.
New King James Version - When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.
Amplified Bible - When I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to tell him to turn from his wicked way to save his life, that same evil man will die in his sin, but you will be responsible for his blood.
American Standard Version - When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
King James Version - When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
New English Translation - When I say to the wicked, “You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him – you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live – that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
World English Bible - When I tell the wicked, ‘You will surely die;’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; that wicked man will die in his iniquity; but I will require his blood at your hand.
新標點和合本 - 我何時指着惡人說：他必要死；你若不警戒他，也不勸戒他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中；我卻要向你討他喪命的罪（原文是血）。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我何時指着惡人說：『他必要死』；你若不警戒他，也不勸告他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中；我卻要從你手裏討他的血債。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我何時指着惡人說：『他必要死』；你若不警戒他，也不勸告他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中；我卻要從你手裏討他的血債。
當代譯本 - 如果我說惡人必定死，你卻不告誡他，勸誡他改邪歸正，好保全性命，他必因自己的罪而死，我卻要向你追討他的血債。
聖經新譯本 - 如果我對惡人說：‘你必定死亡！’你卻不警告他，也不警戒他離開惡行，好救他的性命，這惡人就必因自己的罪孽死亡。但我要因他的死追究你。
呂振中譯本 - 我若指着惡人說：「你必定死」，你若不警告他，不告訴惡人而警告他離開他惡的行徑，好救活他自己，那這惡人就必死在他的罪孽中，流他血的罪呢、我卻要從你手裏追討。
現代標點和合本 - 我何時指著惡人說他必要死，你若不警戒他，也不勸誡他，使他離開惡行，拯救他的性命，這惡人必死在罪孽之中，我卻要向你討他喪命的罪。
文理和合譯本 - 我謂惡人曰、爾必死、如爾不警之、不以言戒之、使彼轉離其惡途、以救其生命、則彼惡人必死於其罪、我必索其血於爾手、
文理委辦譯本 - 我言惡人必死、如爾不示之、使彼悛改、以獲生命則彼惡人、將死於罪、而我亦必罰爾。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我言惡人必死、如爾不警此惡人、不以言勸戒、使彼離其惡行、以獲生命、惡人必死於罪、而其喪命之罪、我必責問於爾、而其喪命之罪我必責問於爾原文作而其血必討於爾手下同
Nueva Versión Internacional - al malvado: “Estás condenado a muerte”. Si tú no le hablas al malvado ni le haces ver su mala conducta, para que siga viviendo, ese malvado morirá por causa de su pecado, pero yo te pediré cuentas de su muerte.
현대인의 성경 - 내가 악인에게 ‘너는 반드시 죽을 것이다’ 하고 말할 때에 네가 만일 그에게 경고하지 않거나 잘 타일러 그를 악한 길에서 돌이켜 그를 살게 하지 않으면 그 악인은 자기 죄로 죽겠지만 나는 그의 죽음에 대한 책임을 너에게 물을 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрешь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от нечестивого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то злодей умрет за свой грех , а Я потребую у тебя ответа за его кровь.
Восточный перевод - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрёшь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от злого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то нечестивый умрёт за свой грех , а Я спрошу с тебя за его кровь.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрёшь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от злого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то нечестивый умрёт за свой грех , а Я спрошу с тебя за его кровь.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Если Я скажу нечестивому: «Ты непременно умрёшь», а ты не станешь его предостерегать и отговаривать от злого пути, чтобы спасти его жизнь, то нечестивый умрёт за свой грех , а Я спрошу с тебя за его кровь.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quand je dirai au coupable : « Tu vas mourir », si tu ne l’avertis pas, si tu ne parles pas pour avertir ce coupable et lui demander d’abandonner sa mauvaise conduite pour obtenir la vie sauve, alors, certes, ce coupable mourra à cause de sa faute, mais je te demanderai compte de sa mort.
リビングバイブル - わたしが悪者に、『おまえに死の罰を加える。悔い改めて、自分のいのちを救え』と伝えてほしいとき、そのように警告しないなら、彼らは自分の罪のために死ぬが、わたしはあなたを罰する。彼らの血の責任をあなたに問う。
Nova Versão Internacional - Quando eu disser a um ímpio que ele vai morrer e você não o advertir nem lhe falar para dissuadi-lo dos seus maus caminhos e salvar a vida dele, aquele ímpio morrerá por sua iniquidade; para mim, porém, você será responsável pela morte dele.
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn ich einem gottlosen Menschen den Tod androhe, dann sollst du ihn ermahnen und zur Umkehr bewegen, um sein Leben zu retten. Tust du dies nicht, so wird er sterben, wie er es für seine Sünde verdient hat. Dich aber werde ich für seinen Tod zur Rechenschaft ziehen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Khi Ta cảnh báo kẻ ác rằng: ‘Ngươi hẳn sẽ chết,’ nhưng con không chịu nói lại lời cảnh báo đó, thì chúng sẽ chết trong tội lỗi chúng. Và con phải chịu trách nhiệm về cái chết của chúng.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อเราบอกคนชั่วว่า ‘เจ้าจะต้องตายแน่’ และเจ้าไม่ไปเตือนเขาหรือพูดชักชวนเขาให้ออกจากทางชั่วเพื่อช่วยชีวิตเขา คนชั่วคนนั้นก็จะตายเพราะ บาปของตน และเราจะให้เจ้ารับผิดชอบที่เขาต้องตาย
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าเราพูดกับคนชั่วร้ายว่า ‘เจ้าจะต้องตายอย่างแน่นอน’ และถ้าเจ้าไม่ให้คำเตือน หรือพูดตักเตือนคนชั่วร้ายให้ละจากวิถีทางชั่วเพื่อรักษาชีวิตไว้ คนชั่วคนนั้นก็จะตายเนื่องจากบาปของเขา แต่เราจะให้ชีวิตของเขาอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของเจ้า

Genesis 42:22 - Reuben broke in. “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t hurt the boy’? But no, you wouldn’t listen. And now we’re paying for his murder.”
Genesis 3:4 - The serpent told the Woman, “You won’t die. God knows that the moment you eat from that tree, you’ll see what’s really going on. You’ll be just like God, knowing everything, ranging all the way from good to evil.”
Ezekiel 18:30 - “The upshot is this, Israel: I’ll judge each of you according to the way you live. So turn around! Turn your backs on your rebellious living so that sin won’t drag you down. Clean house. No more rebellions, please. Get a new heart! Get a new spirit! Why would you choose to die, Israel? I take no pleasure in anyone’s death. Decree of God, the Master. “Make a clean break! Live!”
Proverbs 14:32 - The evil of bad people leaves them out in the cold; the integrity of good people creates a safe place for living.
Genesis 9:5 - “But your own lifeblood I will avenge; I will avenge it against both animals and other humans.
Genesis 9:6 - Whoever sheds human blood, by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image reflecting God’s very nature. You’re here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!”
Acts 3:19 - “Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus. For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be. Moses, for instance, said, ‘Your God will raise up for you a prophet just like me from your family. Listen to every word he speaks to you. Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people.’
Ephesians 5:5 - You can be sure that using people or religion or things just for what you can get out of them—the usual variations on idolatry—will get you nowhere, and certainly nowhere near the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:6 - Don’t let yourselves get taken in by religious smooth talk. God gets furious with people who are full of religious sales talk but want nothing to do with him. Don’t even hang around people like that.
Ezekiel 34:10 - “‘Watch out! I’m coming down on the shepherds and taking my sheep back. They’re fired as shepherds of my sheep. No more shepherds who just feed themselves! I’ll rescue my sheep from their greed. They’re not going to feed off my sheep any longer!
John 8:21 - Then he went over the same ground again. “I’m leaving and you are going to look for me, but you’re missing God in this and are headed for a dead end. There is no way you can come with me.”
Ezekiel 33:10 - “Son of man, speak to Israel. Tell them, ‘You’ve said, “Our rebellions and sins are weighing us down. We’re wasting away. How can we go on living?”’
Acts 2:40 - He went on in this vein for a long time, urging them over and over, “Get out while you can; get out of this sick and stupid culture!”
James 5:19 - My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God’s truth, don’t write them off. Go after them. Get them back and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God.
Ezekiel 3:20 - “And if the righteous turn back from living righteously and take up with evil when I step in and put them in a hard place, they’ll die. If you haven’t warned them, they’ll die because of their sins, and none of the right things they’ve done will count for anything—and I’ll hold you responsible. But if you warn these righteous people not to sin and they listen to you, they’ll live because they took the warning—and again, you’ll have saved your life.”
Ezekiel 33:6 - “‘But if the watchman sees war coming and doesn’t blow the trumpet, warning the people, and war comes and takes anyone off, I’ll hold the watchman responsible for the bloodshed of any unwarned sinner.’