Ezekiel 18:14-20

English Standard Version

¹⁴ “Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise: ¹⁵ he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, ¹⁶ does not oppress anyone, ^(A)exacts no pledge, ^(B)commits no robbery, ^(C)but gives his bread to the hungry ^(D)and covers the naked with a garment, ¹⁷ withholds his hand from iniquity,^[a] takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, ^(E)and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; ^(F)he shall surely live. ¹⁸ As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, ^(G)behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

¹⁹ “Yet you say, ^(H)‘Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done ^(I)what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, ^(J)he shall surely live. ^20 (K)The soul who sins shall die. ^(L)The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. ^(M)The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, ^(N)and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.