Suppose a godly person stops doing what is right. And they do what is evil. Then they will die because of it.

义人转离他的义而作罪孽，就必因此死亡。

义人转离自己的义作恶，他必因此而死亡。

义人转离自己的义作恶，他必因此而死亡。

义人离义行恶，必因恶行而死亡。

义人若离开他的义，去行恶事，他就必因此死亡；

義人轉離他的義而作罪孽，就必因此死亡。

義人轉離自己的義作惡，他必因此而死亡。

義人轉離自己的義作惡，他必因此而死亡。

義人離義行惡，必因惡行而死亡。

義人若離開他的義，去行惡事，他就必因此死亡；

義人若轉離他的義行，而行不公道的事，他就必因此而死亡。

義人轉離其義而行惡、必死於其中、

善人去善作惡、則因其所為、置諸死地、

善人離善作惡、遂因此而死、

If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it.

When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it.

For again I say, when righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and turn to evil, they will die.

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, he will die for it.

When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, then he shall die in it.

When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die on account of this.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he will even die therein.

“ 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.’Suppose I tell a godly person that they will live. And they trust in the fact that they used to do what is right. But now they do what is evil. Then I will not remember any of the right things they have done. They will die because they have done so many evil things.

They may have escaped the sin of the world. They may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But what if they are once again caught up in sin? And what if it has become their master? Then they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.Suppose they had not known the way of godliness. This would have been better than to know godliness and then turn away from it. The way of godliness is the sacred command passed on to them.What the proverbs say about them is true.“ A dog returns to where it has thrown up.”( Proverbs 26:11) And,“ A pig that is washed goes back to rolling in the mud.”

And,“ The one who is right with God will live by faith. And I am not pleased with the one who pulls back.”( Habakkuk 2:3, 4)

Suppose a godly person stops doing what is right. And they sin. Then they will die because of it. They will die because of the sin they have committed.But suppose a sinful person turns away from the evil things they have done. And they do what is fair and right. Then they will save their life.

“ Or suppose a godly person turns away from their godliness and does what is evil. And suppose I put something in their way that will trip them up. Then they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The godly things that person did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for their death.