²⁰ The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer^[a] for his father’s iniquity, and a father will not suffer^[b] for his son’s iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.^[c]

⁷ keeping loyal love for thousands,^[a] forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression^[b] of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”

²⁴ “They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die,^[a] and the fire that consumes them will not die out.^[b] All people will find the sight abhorrent.”^[c]

⁴¹ “Then he will say^[a] to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! ⁴² For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they too will answer,^[b] ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’ ⁴⁵ Then he will answer them,^[c] ‘I tell you the truth,^[d] just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ ⁴⁶ And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”^[e]

²⁵ For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong,^[a] and there are no exceptions.^[b]

⁸ With flaming fire he will mete out^[a] punishment on those who do not know God^[b] and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They^[c] will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,^[d]