None of his sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
Parallel translations
- KJV None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
- BSB None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.
- NKJV None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
- NASB None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall certainly live.
- NLT None of their past sins will be brought up again, for they have done what is just and right, and they will surely live.
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Quick answer
None of the repentant sinner's former sins will be held against him; doing right, he will surely live. God's forgiveness fully covers the past of the truly penitent.
Overview
The astonishing promise is that for the one who turns, 'none of his sins... shall be remembered against him.' God does not merely overlook but removes the record of forgiven sin. This anticipates the new covenant assurance that God remembers our sins no more (Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:12), ultimately secured by the atoning work of Christ.
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Cross-references · 8
- Isa 43:25I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
- Ezek 18:22None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live.
- Mic 7:18–19Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
- Rom 5:16The gift is not as through one who sinned: for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses to justification.
- Isa 1:18“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- Isa 44:22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
- 1 Jn 2:1–3My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
- Rom 5:21that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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