Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The person who
King James Version
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Holman Bible
The person who sins is the one who will die.
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of a righteous man shall be upon him, and the wickedness of a wicked man shal
American Standard Version
The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Amplified
The person who sins [is the one that] will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the sin of the father, nor will the father bear the punishment for the sin of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on himself.
Bible in Basic English
The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on himself.
Darby Translation
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The person, the [one] sinning, will die. A son shall not bear the guilt of the father, and a father shall not bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him; the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
Modern King James verseion
The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The soul that sinneth, she shall die. The son shall not bear part of the father's wickedness. The righteousness of the right shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
The Emphasized Bible
The person that sinneth, the same, shall die, - the son shall not bear a part of the iniquity of, the father, neither shall a father bear a part of the iniquity of the son, the righteousness of the righteous upon himself, shall be. And the lawlessness of a lawless man upon himself, shall be.
Webster
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
World English Bible
The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
Youngs Literal Translation
The soul that doth sin -- it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.
Themes
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
death » Spiritual death » Eternal
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Personal responsibility » Responsibility of stewardship
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Iniquity
Topics
Interlinear
Nephesh
Chata'
Muwth
Nasa'
`avon
עוון עון
`avon
iniquity, punishment, fault, Iniquities , hief, sin
Usage: 230
'ab
Nasa'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 18:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Just Treatment Of Individuals, Both Righteous And Wicked
19
“Yet you say, ‘
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:16
“
2 Kings 14:6
But the sons of the
Ezekiel 18:4
Behold,
1 Kings 8:32
then hear in heaven and act and judge Your servants,
Isaiah 3:10-11
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
Matthew 16:27
Numbers 18:1
So the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s household with you shall
2 Kings 22:18-20
But to
2 Chronicles 25:4
However, he did not put their children to death, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, which the Lord commanded, saying, “
Jeremiah 31:29-30
‘
And the children’s teeth are
Romans 2:6-9
Leviticus 5:1
‘Now if a person sins after he hears a
Leviticus 5:17
“Now if a person sins and does any of the things
Leviticus 10:17
“Why
Leviticus 16:22
The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to a solitary land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.
Leviticus 19:8
Everyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people.
1 Kings 14:13
All Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for
2 Chronicles 6:23
then hear from heaven and act and judge Your servants,
2 Chronicles 6:30
then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know
Isaiah 53:11
He will
By His
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will
Ezekiel 4:4
“As for you, lie down on your left side and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel on it; you shall
Ezekiel 18:13
he
Ezekiel 18:30
“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord God. “
Ezekiel 33:10
“Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus you have spoken, saying, “Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we are
Hebrews 9:28
so Christ also, having been
1 Peter 2:24
and He Himself
Revelation 2:23
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, the
Revelation 22:12-15