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Deuteronomy 24:16
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Deuteronomy 24:16
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Individual Responsibility. 16 Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their parents; only for one’s own crime shall a person be put to death.(A)
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Deuteronomy 24:16
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Deuteronomy 24:16
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16 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)
2 Kings 14:5-6
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2 Kings 14:5-6
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5 When Amaziah had the kingdom firmly in hand, he struck down the officials who had struck down the king, his father. 6 But their children he did not put to death, according to what is written in the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord commanded: “Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their parents; only for one’s own crimes shall a person be put to death.”(A)
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2 Kings 14:5-6
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2 Kings 14:5-6
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5 After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed(A) the officials(B) who had murdered his father the king. 6 Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law(C) 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](D)
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- 2 Kings 14:6 Deut. 24:16
Ezekiel 18:20
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Ezekiel 18:20
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20 (A)Only the one who sins shall die. The son shall not be charged with the guilt of his father, nor shall the father be charged with the guilt of his son. Justice belongs to the just, and wickedness to the wicked.
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Ezekiel 18:20
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Ezekiel 18:20
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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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