Ezekiel 18:1 (ESV)

Ezekiel 18:20 - The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“The person who sins is the one who will die. A son won’t suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity, and a father won’t suffer punishment for the son’s iniquity. The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“The person who sins will die. A son will not suffer the punishment for the father’s guilt, nor will a father suffer the punishment for the son’s guilt; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“The soul who sins will die. The son will not bear the iniquity of the father, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“The person who sins [is the one that] will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the sin of the father, nor will the father bear the punishment for the sin of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on himself.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father's iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son's iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

The soul that sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

The soul that doth sin -- it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

anima quae peccaverit ipsa morietur filius non portabit iniquitatem patris et pater non portabit iniquitatem filii iustitia iusti super eum erit et impietas impii erit super eum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

أَمَّا النَّفْسُ الَّتِي تُخْطِئُ فَهِيَ تَمُوتُ. لَا يُعَاقَبُ الابْنُ بِإِثْمِ أَبِيهِ وَلا الأَبُ بِإِثْمِ ابْنِهِ. يُكَافَأُ الْبَارُّ بِبِرِّهِ وَيُجَازَى الشِّرِّيرُ بِشَرِّهِ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַחֹטֵ֖את הִ֣יא תָמ֑וּת בֵּ֞ן לֹא־יִשָּׂ֣א בַּעֲוֺ֣ן הָאָ֗ב וְאָב֙ לֹ֤א יִשָּׂא֙ בַּעֲוֺ֣ן הַבֵּ֔ן צִדְקַ֤ת הַצַּדִּיק֙ עָלָ֣יו תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְרִשְׁעַ֥ת הָרָשָׁ֖ע עָלָ֥יו תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ ס

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ ἡ ἁμαρτάνουσα ἀποθανεῖται ὁ δὲ υἱὸς οὐ λήμψεται τὴν ἀδικίαν τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ λήμψεται τὴν ἀδικίαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ δικαιοσύνη δικαίου ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἔσται καὶ ἀνομία ἀνόμου ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἔσται

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

اَلنَّفْسُ الَّتِي تُخْطِئُ هِيَ تَمُوتُ. اَلابْنُ لاَ يَحْمِلُ مِنْ إِثْمِ الأَبِ، وَالأَبُ لاَ يَحْمِلُ مِنْ إِثْمِ الابْنِ. بِرُّ الْبَارِّ عَلَيْهِ يَكُونُ، وَشَرُّ الشِّرِّيرِ عَلَيْهِ يَكُونُ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

But the soul that sins shall die: and the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the iniquity of the transgressor shall be upon him.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

El alma que pecare, esa morirá: el hijo no llevará por el pecado del padre, ni el padre llevará por el pecado del hijo: la justicia del justo será sobre él, y la impiedad del impío será sobre él.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

El alma que pecare, esa morirá; el hijo no llevará el pecado del padre, ni el padre llevará el pecado del hijo; la justicia del justo será sobre él, y la impiedad del impío será sobre él.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

惟有犯罪的、他必死亡。兒子必不擔當父親的罪孽、父親也不擔當兒子的罪孽、義人的善果必歸自己、惡人的惡報也必歸自己。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

El alma que peca, ésa morirá. El hijo no cargará con el pecado del padre, ni el padre cargará con el pecado del hijo. La justicia del justo será sobre él, y la injusticia del impío será sobre él.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

범죄하는 그 영혼은 죽을지라 아들은 아비의 죄악을 담당치 아니할 것이요 아비는 아들의 죄악을 담당치 아니하리니 의인의 의도 자기에게로 돌아 가고 악인의 악도 자기에게로 돌아가리라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

L'âme qui pèche, c'est celle qui mourra. Le fils ne portera pas l'iniquité de son père, et le père ne portera pas l'iniquité de son fils. La justice du juste sera sur lui, et la méchanceté du méchant sera sur lui.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Denn welche Seele sündigt, die soll sterben. Der Sohn soll nicht tragen die Missetat des Vaters, und der Vater soll nicht tragen die Missetat des Sohnes; sondern des Gerechten Gerechtigkeit soll über ihm sein.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Душа согрешающая, она умрет; сын не понесет вины отца, и отец не понесет вины сына, правда праведного при нем и остается, и беззаконие беззаконного при нем и остается.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

El alma que pecare, esa morirá; el hijo no llevará el pecado del padre, ni el padre llevará el pecado del hijo; la justicia del justo será sobre él, y la impiedad del impío será sobre él.

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