Deuteronomy 24:16 Cross References - BBE

¹⁶ Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.

⁵ Now when he became strong in the kingdom, straight away he put to death those servants who had taken the life of the king his father; ⁶ But he did not put their children to death; for the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses say, The fathers are not to be put to death for the children, or the children for their fathers; but a man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.

⁴ But he did not put their children to death, for he kept the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses, saying, The fathers are not to be put to death for their children or the children for their fathers, but a man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.

²⁹ In those days they will no longer say, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are put on edge. ³⁰ But everyone will be put to death for the evil which he himself has done: whoever has taken bitter grapes will himself have his teeth put on edge.

²⁰ The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on himself.