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Ezekiel 18:20

The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshthe soulH5315 →
הַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.Tetwhich sinsH2398 →
הִ֣יאhi'itH1931 →
תָמ֑וּתta.Mutit will dieH4191 →
בֵּ֞ןbena childH1121 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'he will bearH5375 →
בַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.Vonin [the] iniquity ofH5771 →
הָאָ֗בha.'Avthe parentH1 →
וְאָב֙ve.'Avand a parentH1 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'he will bearH5375 →
בַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.Vonin [the] iniquity ofH5771 →
הַבֵּ֔ןha.Benthe childH1121 →
צִדְקַ֤תtzid.Kat[the] righteousness ofH6666 →
הַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.Dikthe righteous [person]H6662 →
עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
תִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.Yehit will beH1961 →
וְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'Atand [the] wickedness ofH7564 →
הָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'the wicked [person]H7563 →
עָלָ֥יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ סTih.Yehit will beH1961 →

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Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.2 Kings 14:6Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”Deuteronomy 24:16Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.Ezekiel 18:4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.Jeremiah 31:29–30“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’2 Chronicles 25:4Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.Romans 2:6–9God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”1 Kings 8:32then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.2 Chronicles 6:23then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.Revelation 22:12–15“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.Numbers 18:1So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.Ezekiel 3:18If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.Isaiah 3:10–11Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.Leviticus 5:17If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.Ezekiel 33:10Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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