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Ezechiël 18:5

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Ezechiël 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:


FOOTNOTES:

F3 (hqduw jpvm) "judiciam et justitiam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus
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Ezechiël 18:5 In-Context

3 Zo waarachtig als Ik leef, spreekt de Heere HEERE, zo het ulieden meer gebeuren zal, dit spreekwoord in Israel te gebruiken!
4 Ziet, alle zielen zijn Mijne; gelijk de ziel des vaders, alzo ook de ziel des zoons, zijn Mijne; de ziel, die zondigt, die zal sterven.
5 Wanneer nu iemand rechtvaardig is, en doet recht en gerechtigheid;
6 Niet eet op de bergen, en zijn ogen niet opheft tot de drekgoden van het huis Israels; noch de huisvrouw zijns naasten verontreinigt, noch tot de afgezonderde vrouw nadert;
7 En niemand verdrukt, den schuldenaar zijn pand wedergeeft, geen roof rooft, den hongerige zijn brood geeft, en den naakte met kleding bedekt;
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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