Deuteronomy 24:16 Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:16

16: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor the children for the sins of their parents. Those worthy of death must be executed for their own crimes.

2 Chronicles 25:4

  1. However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD written in the Book of the Law of Moses: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor the children for the sins of their parents. Those worthy of death must be executed for their own crimes."

Ezekiel 18:20

  1. The one who sins is the one who dies. The child will not be punished for the parent's sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child's sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own goodness, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness.

Jeremiah 31:29

  1. "The people will no longer quote this proverb: `The parents eat sour grapes, but their children's mouths pucker at the taste.'
  2. All people will die for their own sins--those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker.

2 Kings 14:5

  1. When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the men who had assassinated his father.
  2. However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD written in the Book of the Law of Moses: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor the children for the sins of their parents. Those worthy of death must be executed for their own crimes."
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