Deuteronomy 24:16 - Tree of Life Version “Fathers are not to be put to death for children, and children are not to be put to death for fathers—each one is to be put to death for his own sin. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; only for his own sin shall anyone be put to death. American Standard Version (1901) The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. Common English Bible Parents shouldn’t be executed because of what their children have done; neither should children be executed because of what their parents have done. Each person should be executed for their own guilty acts. Catholic Public Domain Version The fathers shall not be put to death on behalf of the sons, nor the sons on behalf of the fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers: but every one shall die for his own sin. |
He did not put their children to death, but acted according to what is written in the Torah, in the book of Moses, which Adonai commanded saying, “Parents should not die for the children, neither should the children die for the parents, but every person should die for his own sin.”
The soul that sins, he will die. The son will not bear the iniquity of the father with him, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son with him. The righteousness of the righteous will be on him and the wickedness of the wicked will be on him.
Behold, every living soul is Mine—the soul of father as well as the soul of son—both are Mine. Behold, the soul who sins is the one who will die.
Then the king was overjoyed, and ordered Daniel taken up out of the den. So Daniel was lifted out of the pit. No injury of any kind was found on him because he had trusted in his God.
But the king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”