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Ezekiel 18:20

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

Anima quæ peccaverit, ipsa morietur : filius non portabit iniquitatem patris, et pater non portabit iniquitatem filii : justitia justi super eum erit, et impietas impii erit super eum.

Vulgate

ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ ἡ ἁμαρτάνουσα ἀποθανεῖται· ὁ δὲ υἱὸς οὐ λήμψεται τὴν ἀδικίαν τοῦ πατρός, οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ λήμψεται τὴν ἀδικίαν τοῦ υἱοῦ· δικαιοσύνη δικαίῳ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἔσται, καὶ ἀνομία ἀνόμῳ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἔσται.

LXX

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.

ASV

הַ/נֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַ/חֹטֵ֖את הִ֣יא תָמ֑וּת בֵּ֞ן לֹא יִשָּׂ֣א בַּ/עֲוֺ֣ן הָ/אָ֗ב וְ/אָב֙ לֹ֤א יִשָּׂא֙ בַּ/עֲוֺ֣ן הַ/בֵּ֔ן צִדְקַ֤ת הַ/צַּדִּיק֙ עָלָ֣י/ו תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְ/רִשְׁעַ֥ת רשע הָ/רָשָׁ֖ע עָלָ֥י/ו תִּֽהְיֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הֶחֱטִ֖יא
hchty'
verb · 237×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 230×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsdqh
noun · 157×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
רִשְׁעָ֔ה
rsh'h
noun · 14×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
Q. Can another creature — any mere creature — pay this debt for us? A. No. To begin with, God will not punish another creature for what a human is guilty of. Besides, no mere creature can bear the weight of God's eternal anger against sin and release others from it.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 8:32 — Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
  • 1Kgs 8:32 — Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
  • 1Kgs 14:13 — And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
  • 1Pet 2:24 — Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
  • 2Chr 6:23 — Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteou
  • 2Chr 6:23 — Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteou
  • 2Chr 6:30 — Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
  • 2Chr 25:4 — But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die f
  • 2Chr 25:4 — But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die f
  • 2Kgs 14:6 — But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the c
  • 2Kgs 14:6 — But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the c
  • 2Kgs 22:18 — But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
  • Deut 24:16 — 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.
  • Deut 24:16 — 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.
  • Ezek 3:18 — When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity
  • Ezek 14:14 — Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 18:4 — Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
  • Ezek 18:4 — Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
  • Ezek 18:13 — Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
  • Ezek 18:30 — Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
  • Ezek 33:6 — But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood
  • Ezek 33:8 — When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thin
  • Ezek 33:10 — Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
  • Heb 9:28 — So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
  • Isa 3:10 — Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
  • Isa 53:11 — He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
  • Jer 31:29 — In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
  • Jer 31:30 — But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
  • Lev 5:1 — And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
  • Lev 5:17 — And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
  • Lev 19:8 — Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
  • Matt 16:27 — For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
  • Num 15:31 — Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.
  • Num 18:1 — And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
  • Prov 9:12 — If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
  • Prov 12:28 — In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
  • Rev 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
  • Rev 20:12 — And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were writte
  • Rev 22:12 — And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
  • Rom 2:6 — Who will render to every man according to his deeds: