²⁰“The soul who ^asins will die. The ^bson will not bear the iniquity of the father, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son; 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 done and keeps all My statutes and does justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

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

²³“^aDo I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares Lord Yahweh, “is it not that he should ^bturn from his ways and live?

²⁴“But when a righteous man ^aturns away from his righteousness, does injustice, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? ^bAll his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his ^cunfaithfulness which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die.

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Ezekiel 18:20: The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

Cross references

a 2 Kin 14:6; 22:18–20; Ezek 18:4
b Deut 24:16; Jer 31:30
c 1 Kin 8:32; Is 3:10, 11; Matt 16:27; Rom 2:6–9
a Ezek 18:27, 28; 33:12, 19
a Is 43:25; Jer 50:20; Ezek 18:24; 33:16; Mic 7:19
b Ps 18:20–24
a Ezek 18:32; 33:11
b Ps 147:11; Mic 7:18
a 1 Sam 15:11; 2 Chr 24:2, 17–22; Ezek 3:20; 18:26; 33:18
b Ezek 18:22; Gal 3:3, 4
c Prov 21:16; Ezek 17:20; 20:27