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Ezekiel 18:16-19 New Century Version (NCV)

16. He does not mistreat anyone or keep something promised for a loan or steal. He gives bread to the hungry and clothes to those who have none.

17. He keeps his hand from doing wrong. He does not take too much interest or profit when he lends money. He obeys my laws and lives by my rules. He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live.

18. But his father took other people’s money unfairly and robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people. So he will die for his own sin.

19. “But you ask, ‘Why is the son not punished for the father’s sin?’ The son has done what is fair and right. He obeys all my rules, so he will surely live.

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