Bible Cross References
When
Ezekiel 18:24
"But if a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing all the evil, disgusting things that evil people do, will he go on living? No! None of the good he did will be remembered. He will die because of his unfaithfulness and his sins.
Ezekiel 18:26
When a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing evil and then dies, he dies because of the evil he has done.
Ezekiel 33:12
"Now, mortal man, tell the Israelites that when someone good sins, the good he has done will not save him. If an evil person stops doing evil, he won't be punished, and if a good man starts sinning, his life will not be spared.
Ezekiel 33:13
I may promise life to someone good, but if he starts thinking that his past goodness is enough and begins to sin, I will not remember any of the good he did. He will die because of his sins.
2 Chronicles 24:2
He did what was pleasing to the LORD as long as Jehoiada the priest was alive.
2 Chronicles 24:17-22
17
But once Jehoiada was dead, the leaders of Judah persuaded King Joash to listen to them instead.
18
And so the people stopped worshiping in the Temple of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and began to worship idols and the images of the goddess Asherah. Their guilt for these sins brought the LORD's anger on Judah and Jerusalem.
19
The LORD sent prophets to warn them to return to him, but the people refused to listen.
20
Then the spirit of God took control of Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood where the people could see him and called out, "The LORD God asks why you have disobeyed his commands and are bringing disaster on yourselves! You abandoned him, so he has abandoned you!"
21
King Joash joined in a conspiracy against Zechariah, and on the king's orders the people stoned Zechariah in the Temple courtyard.
22
The king forgot about the loyal service that Zechariah's father Jehoiada had given him, and he had Zechariah killed. As Zechariah was dying, he called out, "May the LORD see what you are doing and punish you!"
Psalm 36:3
Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.
Psalm 125:5
But when you punish the wicked, punish also those who abandon your ways. Peace be with Israel!
Zephaniah 1:6
I will destroy those who have turned back and no longer follow me, those who do not come to me or ask me to guide them."
Matthew 13:20
The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it.
Matthew 13:21
But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.
Hebrews 10:38
My righteous people, however, will believe and live; but if any of them turns back, I will not be pleased with them."
2 Peter 2:18-22
18
They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error.
19
They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits---for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.
20
If people have escaped from the corrupting forces of the world through their knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then are again caught and conquered by them, such people are in worse condition at the end than they were at the beginning.
21
It would have been much better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn away from the sacred command that was given them.
22
What happened to them shows that the proverbs are true: "A dog goes back to what it has vomited" and "A pig that has been washed goes back to roll in the mud."
1 John 2:19
These people really did not belong to our fellowship, and that is why they left us; if they had belonged to our fellowship, they would have stayed with us. But they left so that it might be clear that none of them really belonged to us.
righteousness
Isaiah 64:6
All of us have been sinful; even our best actions are filthy through and through. Because of our sins we are like leaves that wither and are blown away by the wind.
Daniel 9:18
Listen to us, O God; look at us and see the trouble we are in and the suffering of the city that bears your name. We are praying to you because you are merciful, not because we have done right.
and I lay
Ezekiel 7:19
They will throw their gold and silver away in the streets like garbage, because neither silver nor gold can save them when the LORD pours out his fury. They cannot use it to satisfy their desires or fill their stomachs. Gold and silver led them into sin.
Ezekiel 14:3
"Mortal man," he said, "these men have given their hearts to idols and are letting idols lead them into sin. Do they think I will give them an answer?
Ezekiel 14:7-9
7
"Whenever one of you Israelites or one of you foreigners who live in the Israelite community turn away from me and worship idols, and then go to consult a prophet, I, the LORD, will give you your answer!
8
I will oppose you. I will make an example of you. I will remove you from the community of my people, so that all of you will know that I am the LORD.
9
"If any prophets are deceived into giving a false answer, it is because I, the LORD, have deceived them. I will remove them from the people of Israel.
Deuteronomy 13:3
do not pay any attention to them. The LORD your God is using them to test you, to see if you love the LORD with all your heart.
Psalm 119:165
Those who love your law have perfect security, and there is nothing that can make them fall.
Isaiah 8:14
Because of my awesome holiness I am like a stone that people stumble over; I am like a trap that will catch the people of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel and the people of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 6:21
And so I will make these people stumble and fall. Parents and children will die, and so will friends and neighbors."
Luke 2:34
Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, "This child is chosen by God for the destruction and the salvation of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God which many people will speak against
Romans 9:32
And why not? Because they did not depend on faith but on what they did. And so they stumbled over the "stumbling stone"
Romans 9:33
that the scripture speaks of: "Look, I place in Zion a stone that will make people stumble, a rock that will make them fall. But whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."
Romans 11:9
And David says, "May they be caught and trapped at their feasts; may they fall, may they be punished!
1 Corinthians 1:23
As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles;
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
9
The Wicked One will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false miracles and wonders,
10
and use every kind of wicked deceit on those who will perish. They will perish because they did not welcome and love the truth so as to be saved.
11
And so God sends the power of error to work in them so that they believe what is false.
12
The result is that all who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in sin, will be condemned.
1 Peter 2:8
And another scripture says, "This is the stone that will make people stumble, the rock that will make them fall." They stumbled because they did not believe in the word; such was God's will for them.
because
Ezekiel 3:18
If I announce that someone evil is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, he will die, still a sinner, but I will hold you responsible for his death.
Leviticus 19:17
"Do not bear a grudge against others, but settle your differences with them, so that you will not commit a sin because of them.
2 Samuel 12:7-13
7
"You are that man," Nathan said to David. "And this is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'I made you king of Israel and rescued you from Saul.
8
I gave you his kingdom and his wives; I made you king over Israel and Judah. If this had not been enough, I would have given you twice as much.
9
Why, then, have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle; you let the Ammonites kill him, and then you took his wife!
10
Now, in every generation some of your descendants will die a violent death because you have disobeyed me and have taken Uriah's wife.
11
I swear to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble on you. You will see it when I take your wives from you and give them to another man; and he will have intercourse with them in broad daylight.
12
You sinned in secret, but I will make this happen in broad daylight for all Israel to see.' "
13
"I have sinned against the LORD," David said. Nathan replied, "The LORD forgives you; you will not die.
2 Chronicles 19:2-4
2
A prophet, Jehu son of Hanani, went to meet the king and said to him, "Do you think it is right to help those who are wicked and to take the side of those who hate the LORD? What you have done has brought the LORD's anger on you.
3
But even so, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah which people worshiped, and you have tried to follow God's will."
4
Even though King Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, he traveled regularly among the people, from Beersheba in the south to the edge of the hill country of Ephraim in the north, in order to call the people back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
2 Chronicles 25:15
This made the LORD angry, so he sent a prophet to Amaziah. The prophet demanded, "Why have you worshiped foreign gods that could not even save their own people from your power?"
Proverbs 25:12
A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewelry made of the finest gold.
Matthew 18:15
"If your brother sins against you, go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just between yourselves. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back.
and his
Ezekiel 18:24
"But if a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing all the evil, disgusting things that evil people do, will he go on living? No! None of the good he did will be remembered. He will die because of his unfaithfulness and his sins.
Ezekiel 18:26
When a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing evil and then dies, he dies because of the evil he has done.
Ezekiel 33:12
"Now, mortal man, tell the Israelites that when someone good sins, the good he has done will not save him. If an evil person stops doing evil, he won't be punished, and if a good man starts sinning, his life will not be spared.
Ezekiel 33:13
I may promise life to someone good, but if he starts thinking that his past goodness is enough and begins to sin, I will not remember any of the good he did. He will die because of his sins.
Matthew 12:43-45
43
"When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one,
44
it says to itself, 'I will go back to my house.' So it goes back and finds the house empty, clean, and all fixed up.
45
Then it goes out and brings along seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning. This is what will happen to the evil people of this day."
Luke 8:15
The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.
Romans 2:7
Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.
Romans 2:8
Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury.
Hebrews 10:38
My righteous people, however, will believe and live; but if any of them turns back, I will not be pleased with them."
2 Peter 2:21
It would have been much better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn away from the sacred command that was given them.
but his
Ezekiel 3:18
If I announce that someone evil is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, he will die, still a sinner, but I will hold you responsible for his death.
Ezekiel 33:6
If, however, the lookout sees the enemy coming and does not sound the alarm, the enemy will come and kill those sinners, but I will hold the lookout responsible for their death.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and follow their orders. They watch over your souls without resting, since they must give to God an account of their service. If you obey them, they will do their work gladly; if not, they will do it with sadness, and that would be of no help to you.