Ezekiel 18:19–23

19 “Yet you say, ‘aWhy should the son not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity?’ When the son has practiced bjustice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live.

20 “The person who asins will die. The bson will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the crighteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.

21 “But if the awicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

22 “aAll his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his brighteousness which he has practiced, he will live.

23 “aDo I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord God, “1rather than that he should bturn from his ways and live?