Deuteronomy 24:16 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
`Fathers are not put to death for sons, and sons are not put to death for fathers -- each for his own sin, they are put to death.
English ASV
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
English Amplified
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; only for his own sin shall anyone be put to death.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; only for his own sin shall anyone be put to death.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
“Fathers are not to be put to death for their children, and children are not to be put to death for their fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, neither shall the sons be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
English EASY 2024
You must not punish fathers with death for the sins that their children do. You must not punish children with death for the sins that their fathers do. Each person must die only because of his own sins.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
"Parents must not be put to death for something their children did. And children must not be put to death for something their parents did. People should be put to death only for a bad thing that they themselves did.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
"Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
“Parents are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their parents; people are to be put to death only for a crime they themselves have committed.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
"Fathers are not to be put to death for [their] children or children for [their] fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.
English KJV 1611
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
English LSB
“Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; each shall be put to death for his own sin.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Fathers may not be put to death for the sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
"Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; only for his own guilt shall a man be put to death.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Parents must not be put to death because of what their children do. And children must not be put to death because of what their parents do. People must die because of their own sins.
English NIV
Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
English NKJ 1982
“Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.
English NLT
"Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor the children for the sins of their parents. Those worthy of death must be executed for their own crimes.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their parents; only for their own crimes may persons be put to death.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
“The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
“Fathers shall not be put to death for the sins of their sons nor the sons for the sins of their fathers; every man worthy of death shall be executed for his own crime.
English Tyndale 1537
The fathers shall not die for the children nor the children for the fathers: but every man shall die for his own sin.