19 Yet if you have (A)warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have (B)delivered yourself. 20 Again, (C)when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an (D)obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 However, if you have (E)warned [a]the righteous man that the righteous should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; and you have delivered yourself.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 3:21 Lit him, the righteous

19 But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn(A) from their wickedness(B) or from their evil ways, they will die(C) for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.(D)

20 “Again, when a righteous person turns(E) from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block(F) before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(G) 21 But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.(H)

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