人子啊！你要對你本國的人說：‘義人的義在他犯罪的日子，不能救他；惡人的惡在他離開惡行的日子，也不會絆倒他；義人在他犯罪的日子，也不能因他的義存活。’

人子啊，你要对本国的子民说：义人的义，在犯罪之日不能救他；至于恶人的恶，在他转离恶行之日也不能使他倾倒；义人在犯罪之日也不能因他的义存活。

人子啊，你要对本国的百姓说：义人的义，在他犯罪之日不能救他；至于恶人的恶，在他转离恶行之日不会使他倾倒；义人在他犯罪之日不能因自己的义存活。

人子啊，你要对本国的百姓说：义人的义，在他犯罪之日不能救他；至于恶人的恶，在他转离恶行之日不会使他倾倒；义人在他犯罪之日不能因自己的义存活。

人子啊，你要对你的同胞说，‘当义人犯罪时，他以往的义救不了他；当恶人悔改时，他以往的恶不会使他灭没。义人若犯罪，他以往的义不能使他存活。’

人子啊！你要对你本国的人说：‘义人的义在他犯罪的日子，不能救他；恶人的恶在他离开恶行的日子，也不会绊倒他；义人在他犯罪的日子，也不能因他的义存活。’

人子啊，你要對本國的人民說：義人的義，在犯罪之日不能救他；至於惡人的惡，在他轉離惡行之日也不能使他傾倒；義人在犯罪之日也不能因他的義存活。

人子啊，你要對本國的百姓說：義人的義，在他犯罪之日不能救他；至於惡人的惡，在他轉離惡行之日不會使他傾倒；義人在他犯罪之日不能因自己的義存活。

人子啊，你要對本國的百姓說：義人的義，在他犯罪之日不能救他；至於惡人的惡，在他轉離惡行之日不會使他傾倒；義人在他犯罪之日不能因自己的義存活。

人子啊，你要對你的同胞說，『當義人犯罪時，他以往的義救不了他；當惡人悔改時，他以往的惡不會使他滅沒。義人若犯罪，他以往的義不能使他存活。』

人子啊，你要對你本國的子民說：義人犯法時，他的義也不能援救他；惡人回轉時，他的惡也不能使他因而跌倒；義人犯罪時，他也不能因他的義而活着。

人子歟、謂爾民族曰、義人干罪之日、其義不能救之、惡人去惡之日、其惡不能隕之、義人干罪之日、不能藉其義而得生、

人子、當告民云、如善人陷罪、不因前善而獲救、惡人悛改、不因舊惡而殞亡、

惟爾人子歟、當告爾民曰、善人若有時犯罪、其前善不能救之、惡人若悔改其惡、其前惡不能害之、善人獲罪之日、不能恃其前善以得生、

“ Therefore, son of man, say to your people,‘ If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.’

“ Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them,‘ Suppose a godly person does not obey the Lord. Then the right things that person has done in the past count for nothing. Suppose a sinful person turns away from doing wrong things. Then the wrong things that person has done in the past won’t bring them judgment. A godly person who sins won’t be allowed to live. That’s true even though they used to do right things.’

“ And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins.

“ Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins.

“ Now, son of man, say to your people,‘ The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person won’t be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.

And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens,‘ The righteousness of a righteous one will not save him on the day of his offense, and as for the wickedness of a wicked one, he will not stumble because of it on the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous one will not be able to live by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’

“ Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people:‘ The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’

And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.

“ Now, son of man, say to your people: The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person won’t be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.

Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his[ righteousness] in the day that he sinneth.

“ And you, son of man, say to your people,‘ The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.’

“ You, son of man, tell the children of your people,‘ The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him in the day of his disobedience. And as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not fall by it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither will he who is righteous be able to live by it in the day that he sins.

義人若離開他的義，去行惡事，他就必因此死亡；惡人若離開他的惡，去行公平和正直的事，他就必因此存活。

這稱為我名下的子民，若是謙卑、禱告、尋求我的面，轉離他們的惡行，我必從天上垂聽，赦免他們的罪，醫治他們的地。

神設立了耶穌為贖罪祭（“贖罪祭”直譯作“贖罪或使神息怒之法”），是憑著他的血，藉著人的信，為的是要顯明神的義；因為神用忍耐的心寬容了人從前所犯的罪，

我的孩子們，我寫這些給你們，是要你們不犯罪。如果有人犯了罪，在父的面前我們有一位維護者，就是那義者耶穌基督。

“義人若轉離他的義去行惡，照著惡人所行一切可憎的事而行，他能存活嗎？他所行的一切義都不會被記念；他必因他所行不忠的事和他所犯的罪而滅亡。“你們還說：‘主所行的不公平。’以色列家啊，你們要聽！我所行的哪裡不公平呢？豈不是你們所行的不公平嗎？義人若轉離他的義去行惡，他就必因此滅亡；他必因著他所行的不義滅亡。還有，惡人若回轉離開他所行的惡，行正直公義的事，他就可以使自己的性命存活。因為他思量了，就轉離他所犯的一切罪過，所以他必然存活，不致滅亡。但以色列家還說：‘主所行的不公平。’以色列家啊，我所行的哪裡不公平呢？豈不是你們所行的不公平嗎？“因此，以色列家啊，我必照著你們各人所行的審判你們。你們回轉吧！離開你們的一切罪過吧！免得罪孽成為你們的絆腳石。這是主耶和華的宣告。你們要把你們所犯的一切罪過棄掉，為自己造一個新的心和新的靈。以色列家啊，你們為甚麼要滅亡呢？“我不喜悅任何人滅亡，所以你們要回轉，得以存活。這是主耶和華的宣告。”

“惡人若回轉，離開他所犯的一切罪，謹守我的一切律例，行正直和公義的事，就必存活，不致滅亡。

“人子啊！你要告訴你本國的人，說：‘我使刀劍臨到一地，那地的人民從他們中間選出一個人，作他們的守望者；

如果他們在俘擄他們的仇敵的地方，一心一意回轉歸向你，又向著你賜給他們列祖的地方，向你所揀選的這城，和我為你的名建造的這殿禱告，求你在天上你的居所垂聽他們的禱告和懇求，為他們主持公道。赦免得罪了你的子民，又赦免他們冒犯你的一切過犯，使他們在擄他們的人面前蒙憐憫。

如果義人偏離正義，行事邪惡，我必把絆腳石放在他面前，他必定死亡；因為你沒有警告他，他必因自己的罪死亡。他素常所行的義，也必不被記念。但我要因他的死追究你。如果你警告義人不要犯罪，他就不犯罪。他因為接受警告，就必存活，你也救了自己的性命。”

“你們認為怎樣？有一個人，他有兩個兒子。他去對大兒子說：‘孩子，你今天到葡萄園去工作吧。’他說：‘我不想去。’但後來他改變主意，就去了。父親又照樣去吩咐小兒子。小兒子說：‘父親，我會去的。’後來卻沒有去。這兩個兒子，哪一個聽父親的話呢？”他們說：“大兒子。”耶穌對他們說：“我實在告訴你們：稅吏和娼妓比你們先進神的國。