Ezekiel 18:20

The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

Cross References (29)

  • 2 Kings 14:6 (39)

    Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of

  • Deuteronomy 24:16 (38)

    Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.

  • Ezekiel 18:4 (26)

    Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

  • Jeremiah 31:29–30 (22)

    “In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on

  • Matthew 16:27 (19)

    For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he

  • 2 Chronicles 25:4 (19)

    Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where t

  • Romans 2:6–9 (18)

    God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”

  • 1 Kings 8:32 (18)

    then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his ow

  • 2 Chronicles 6:23 (16)

    then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his ow

  • Revelation 20:12 (16)

    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of

  • Revelation 22:12–15 (14)

    “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

  • Numbers 18:1 (13)

    So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. An

  • Isaiah 3:10–11 (11)

    Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

  • Leviticus 5:17 (10)

    If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his

  • Hebrews 9:28 (8)

    so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to brin

  • Revelation 2:23 (8)

    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, an

  • 2 Kings 22:18–20 (8)

    But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israe

  • Leviticus 5:1 (8)

    “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has se

  • Ezekiel 33:10 (8)

    Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins

  • Isaiah 53:11 (8)

    After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant wil

  • Leviticus 19:8 (8)

    Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from h

  • Ezekiel 18:13 (7)

    He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abomina

  • 1 Peter 2:24 (7)

    He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes

  • Ezekiel 18:30 (6)

    Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from

  • 2 Chronicles 6:30 (5)

    be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, sinc

  • 1 Kings 14:13 (3)

    All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper bur

  • Leviticus 10:17 (2)

    “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt

  • Leviticus 16:22 (2)

    The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wildernes

  • Ezekiel 4:4 (1)

    Then lie down on your left side and place the iniquity of the house of Israel upon yourself. You are to bear their iniqu