EZEKIEL 18:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
The soul that sins shall surely die, and the righteousness of the righteous shall be credited to him alone while the wickedness of the wicked shall be charged to him alone. The formulation establishes absolute moral individuation: righteousness and wickedness are personal moral realities that cannot be transferred, inherited, or imposed across persons. This principle reverses the entire framework of corporate judgment and hereditary punishment.
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