2 Kings 14:6

But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. A man must be put to death only for his own sin."

Ezekiel 18:4

Indeed! All lives are mine -- the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.

Ezekiel 18:20

The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father's iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son's iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.

Deuteronomy 24:16

Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.

Jeremiah 31:30

Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.

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Summary

2 Kings 14:6

But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

The fathers

Deuteronomy 24:16

Ezekiel 18:4

General references

Deuteronomy 24:16

Bible References

The fathers

Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.

Indeed! All lives are mine -- the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.

General references

Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.