Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 24:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consideration For People In Need
15 In his day thou shalt give his hire, and the sun shall not go down upon it, for he is poor, and he lifted up his soul to it; and he will cry against thee to Jehovah, and it was sin in thee. 16 The fathers shall not die for the sons, and the sons shall not die for the fathers: a man shall die in his sin. 17 Thou shalt not turn away the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless; and thou shalt not take as a pledge the garment of the widow.
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:20
The soul sinning, it shall die. The son shall not bear for the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear for the iniquity of the son: the justice of the just one shall be upon him, and the injustice of the unjust one shall be upon him.
2 Chronicles 25:4
And their sons he slew not, for as written in the law in the book of Moses where Jehovah commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the sons, and the sons shall not die for the fathers, for each shall die in his sin.
Jeremiah 31:29-30
In those days they shall no more say, The fathers ate sour grapes and the sons' teeth will be blunted.
2 Kings 14:5-6
And it will be when the kingdom was strengthened in his hand, and he will smite his servants striking the king his father.