But the children of those that did slay him, he [a]slew not, according unto that which is written in the book of the Law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, (A)The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children put to death for the fathers: but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

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  1. 2 Kings 14:6 Because they neither consented nor were partakers with their fathers in that act.

Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law(A) of Moses where the Lord commanded: “Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”[a](B)

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  1. 2 Kings 14:6 Deut. 24:16

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the Law, and in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, (A)The fathers shall not die for the [a]children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 25:4 That is, for that fault wherefore the child is punished, except he be culpable of the same.

Yet he did not put their children to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses,(A) where the Lord commanded: “Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children be put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”[a](B)

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  1. 2 Chronicles 25:4 Deut. 24:16

29 In those days shall they say no more, The fathers have [a]eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:29 The wicked used this proverb, when they did murmur against God’s judgments pronounced by the Prophets, saying, That their fathers had committed the fault and that the children were punished, Ezek. 18:3.

29 “In those days people will no longer say,

‘The parents(A) have eaten sour grapes,
    and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’(B)

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30 But everyone shall die for his own iniquity, every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

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30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;(A) whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.

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20 (A)The same soul that sinneth, shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son, but the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

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20 The one who sins is the one who will die.(A) The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.(B)

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