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If he fathers a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,
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No Family Pass to Heaven
Commentators stress that this verse introduces a crucial principle: a righteous father's faith does not save a wicked son. Each person is judged individually based on their own actions. As one scholar notes, a son cannot escape divine vengeance on account of his parent's piety, reinforcing the theme of personal responsibility before God.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Live ... die - In the writings of Ezekiel, there is a development of the meaning of “life” and “death.” In the Holy Land, the sanctions of d…
19th Century
Anglican
That does the like to any one of these things. — The prophet now begins to consider the second case, that of the son of a righteous father…
16th Century
Protestant
He has oppressed the poor and needy: he had simply said, "He has oppressed a man"; but now, to make the greatness of the crime appear, he …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If he beget a son [that is] a robber, a shedder of blood But if this just man beget a son that is a thief and a murd…
The soul that sinneth it shall die. As to eternity, every person was, is, and will be dealt with as his conduct shows him to be under the …
