Cross references

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.

Ezekiel 18:20 BSB

Ezekiel 18:20 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 25 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Kings 14:6 (39 votes) and Deuteronomy 24:16 (38 votes). 28 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Leviticus 5 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Ezekiel 18:20 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 2 Kings 14:639 votes

    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 Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”

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

  3. Ezekiel 18:426 votes

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

  4. “In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’ Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.

  5. 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 the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”

  6. 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 has done.

  7. 1 Kings 8:3218 votes

    then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

  8. God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. …

  9. then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

  10. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

  11. Numbers 18:113 votes

Which verses point to Ezekiel 18:20?

The 10 strongest of 28.