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But you may ask, âWhy doesnât the son suffer punishment for the fatherâs iniquity? â Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all my statutes, he will certainly live.
âYet you say, âWhy should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?â When the son has done what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, he shall surely live.
Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
âYet you say, âWhy should the son not suffer the punishment for the fatherâs guilt?â When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has kept all My statutes and done them, he shall certainly live.
âYet you ask, âWhy does the son not share the guilt of his father?â Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.
âYet you say, âWhy should the son not bear the guilt of the father?â Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live.
ââWhat?â you ask. âDoesnât the child pay for the parentâs sins?â No! For if the child does what is just and right and keeps my decrees, that child will surely live.
âYet you say, âWhy doesnât the son bear the iniquity of the father?â When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he will surely live.