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Now, behold, if he fathers a son, who sees all his father`s sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not such like;
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Your Faith is Your Own
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse establishes the principle of individual responsibility. God judges each person based on their own character and actions, not their family's. A righteous son of a wicked father will not be punished for his father's sins, directly refuting the fatalistic proverb the Israelites were using.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Doeth not such like. —This is the third case—that of the righteous son of a wicked father. The general principle is the s…
16th Century
Protestant
In this third example Ezekiel announces that if a man is born to a wicked father, he may nevertheless be pleasing to God if he is unlike his father…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now, lo, [if] he beget a son That is, the wicked man before mentioned; if he begets a son who proves a good man, whi…
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Presbyterian
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 …
