Ezekiel 18:10–18

¹⁰“Then suppose this man has a son who robs and kills, who does anyⁱ of these things ¹¹that the father never did. He eats sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines and seduces other men’s wives. ¹²He cheats the poor, he robs, he keeps what a borrower gives him as security. He goes to pagan shrines, worships disgusting idols, ¹³and lends money for profit. Will he live? No, he will not. He has done all these disgusting things, and so he will die. He will be to blame for his own death.

¹⁴“Now suppose this second man has a son. He sees all the sins his father practiced, but does not follow his example. ¹⁵He doesn’t worship the idols of the Israelites or eat the sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines. He doesn’t seduce another man’s wife ¹⁶or oppress anyone or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security. He feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked. ¹⁷He refuses to do evil^j and doesn’t lend money for profit. He keeps my laws and obeys my commands. He will not die because of his father’s sins, but he will certainly live. ¹⁸His father, on the other hand, cheated and robbed,^k and always did evil to everyone. And so he died because of the sins he himself had committed.