Yǐsījiēshū 18:5

5 Rén ruò shì gōngyì , qiĕ xíng zhèngzhí yǔ hélǐ de shì ,

Yǐsījiēshū 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 18:5

But if a man be just
Not legally, as to be wholly free from sin, for there is no such just man, ( Ecclesiastes 7:20 ) ; but evangelically, through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ unto him; and who has a principle of grace and holiness wrought in him; a man of a just principle and good conscience; who is disposed by the grace of God to that which is just and right; for this seems to refer to the inward frame of the mind, as distinct from actions, and as the source of them, as follows: and do that which is lawful and right;
or "judgment" ^F3 and "justice"; true judgment and justice, as the Targum; that which is just and right by the law of God, and is so between man and man; the particulars of which follow:

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (hqduw jpvm) "judiciam et justitiam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus

Yǐsījiēshū 18:5 In-Context

3 Zhǔ Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe wǒde yǒngshēng qǐshì , nǐmen zaì Yǐsèliè zhōng , bì bú zaì yǒu yòng zhè súyǔ de yīnyóu .

4 Kàn nǎ , shìrén dōu shì shǔ wǒde . wèi fù de zĕnyàng shǔ wǒ , wèi zǐ de yĕ zhàoyàng shǔ wǒ . fàn zuì de , tā bì sǐwáng .

5 Rén ruò shì gōngyì , qiĕ xíng zhèngzhí yǔ hélǐ de shì ,

6 Wèicéng zaì shān shang chī guō jì ǒuxiàng zhī wù , wèicéng yǎngwàng Yǐsèliè jiā de ǒuxiàng , wèicéng diànwū línshè de qī , wèicéng zaì fùrén de jīng qī neì qīnjìn tā ,

7 Wèicéng kuīfù rén , nǎi jiāng qiàn zhaì zhī rén de dāng tóu:5 hái gĕi tā . wèicéng qiǎngduó rén de wùjiàn , què jiāng shíwù gĕi jīè de rén chī , jiāng yīfu gĕi chì shēn de rén chuān .