Deuteronomy 24:16

God's Word

Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 25:4

But he didn’t execute their children. He obeyed the Lord’s command written in the Book of Moses’ Teachings: “Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime.”

Ezekiel 18:20

The person who sins will die. A son will not be punished for his father’s sins, and a father will not be punished for his son’s sins. The righteousness of the righteous person will be his own, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be his own.

Ezekiel 18:4

The life of every person belongs to me. Fathers and their children belong to me. The person who sins will die.

Daniel 6:24

The king ordered those men who had brought charges against Daniel to be brought to him. They, their wives, and their children were thrown into the lions’ den. Before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions attacked them and crushed all their bones.

Numbers 26:11

But the descendants of Korah didn’t die.)

1 Samuel 22:16

Saul said, “Ahimelech, you and your entire family are going to die.”