Ezekiel 18:1-6 (Good News Translation)
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The Lord spoke to me
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and said, "What is this proverb people keep repeating in the land of Israel? 1 "The parents ate the sour grapes, But the children got the sour taste.'
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"As surely as I am the living God," says the Sovereign Lord, "you will not repeat this proverb in Israel any more.
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The life of every person belongs to me, the life of the parent as well as that of the child. The person who sins is the one who will die.
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"Suppose there is a truly good man, righteous and honest.
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He doesn't worship the idols of the Israelites or eat the sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines. He doesn't seduce another man's wife or have intercourse with a woman during her period.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online)
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