Ezekiel 33:14 (WEB)
Again, when I say to the wicked, “You will surely die,” if he turns from his sin and does that which is lawful and right,
Fathers and councils · 2
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XVII.25Conference XVII
“…“If I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die: and he becomes penitent for his sin, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall surely live, he shall not die;” we are similarly taught that we ought not obstinately to stick to our determination, but that we should with gentle pity soften down the threats which…” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxiii. 14, 15.
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Justin Martyr
“For the goodness and the loving-kindness of God, and His boundless riches, hold righteous and sinless the man who, as Ezekiel tells, repents of sins; and reckons sinful, unrighteous, and impious the man who fails away from piety and righteousness to unrighteousness and ungodliness.” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxiii. 11–20.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 47.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 47.