The interpretation timeline

Ezek 18:28

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

2 Patristic · 1 Reformed

Ezek 18:28 · Douay-Rheims
“Because he considereth and turneth away himself from all his iniquities which he hath wrought, he shall surely live, and not die.”
Patristic before A.D. 750
457
A.D.
Theodoret of Cyrus Patristic
c. A.D. 393–457
“You see my just sentence and you dare to accuse me of injustice? You yourselves needed to be accused; you actually prefer injustice in the face of such an obvious example of justice by your own judge.”
583
A.D.
Cassiodorus Patristic
c. A.D. 487–583
“God's justice promises scourges to those without hope but mercy to those who hope in him.”
1,288 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1871
A.D.
1871
“considereth--the first step to repentance; for the ungodly do not consider either God or themselves (Deu 32:29; Psa 119:59-60; Luk 15:17-18).”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.