Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Fathers must not be put to death on account of their children's sin; nor shall children die on account of their fathers' sin. Each person is to be put to death for his own sin.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Holman Bible
“Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.
A Conservative Version
The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, neither shall the sons be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
American Standard Version
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Amplified
“The fathers shall not be put to death for [the sins of] their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; [only] for his own sin shall anyone be put to death.
Bible in Basic English
Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.
Darby Translation
The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, neither shall the sons be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Julia Smith Translation
The fathers shall not die for the sons, and the sons shall not die for the fathers: a man shall die in his sin.
King James 2000
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Fathers shall not be put to death because of [their] children, and children shall not be put to death because of [their] fathers; each one shall be put to death for his [own] sin.
Modern King James verseion
The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, neither shall the sons be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The fathers shall not die for the children nor the children for the fathers: but every man shall die for his own sin.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
The Emphasized Bible
Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, nor shall sons, be put to death for fathers, - every man, for his own sin, shall he put to death.
Webster
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
World English Bible
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Youngs Literal Translation
Fathers are not put to death for sons, and sons are not put to death for fathers -- each for his own sin, they are put to death.
Themes
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Personal responsibility » Responsibility of stewardship
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 24:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consideration For People In Need
15 Pay his wages that same day before the sun sets, because he is poor and his livelihood depends on it. Otherwise, he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will incur guilt." 16 "Fathers must not be put to death on account of their children's sin; nor shall children die on account of their fathers' sin. Each person is to be put to death for his own sin. 17 "Don't deny justice to a foreigner or to an orphan, nor take a widow's garment as collateral for a loan.
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:20
The soul who sins dies. The son won't bear the punishment of his father's sin and the father won't bear the punishment of his son's sin. The righteous deeds of that righteous person will be attributed to him, while the wicked deeds of the wicked person will be charged against him.
2 Chronicles 25:4
but he did not execute their children in obedience to what is written in the Law, the writings of Moses, where the LORD commanded, "Fathers are not to die because of what their children do, nor are children to die because of what their fathers do, but each person is to die for his own sins."
Jeremiah 31:29-30
"In those days people will no longer say, "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have been set on edge.'
2 Kings 14:5-6
Later on, as soon as he was in firm control of his kingdom, he executed the servants who had murdered his father the king,