But the sonsof the slayershe did not putto death,according to what is writtenin the bookof the Lawof Moses,as the LORDcommanded,saying,"The fathersshall not be putto deathfor the sons,northe sonsbe putto deathfor the fathers;but eachshall be putto deathfor his own sin."
"But everyonewill diefor his own iniquity;eachmanwho eatsthe sourgrapes,his teethwill be seton edge.
"The personwho sinswill die.The sonwill not bearthe punishmentfor the father'siniquity,norwill the fatherbearthe punishmentfor the son'siniquity;the righteousnessof the righteouswill be upon himself, and the wickednessof the wickedwill be upon himself.
"Behold,allsoulsare Mine; the soulof the fatheras well as the soulof the sonis Mine. The soulwho sinswill die.
The kingthen gaveorders,and they broughtthosemenwhohad maliciouslyaccusedDaniel,and they castthem, their childrenand their wivesinto the lions'den;and they had not reachedthe bottomof the denbeforethe lionsoverpoweredthem and crushedalltheir bones.
"Fathersshall not be putto deathfor [their] sons,norshall sonsbe putto deathfor [their] fathers;everyoneshall be putto deathfor his own sin.
