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Old TestamentDeuteronomy · Chapter 24

Deuteronomy 24:16

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 24:16 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Deuteronomy 24:16 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: ever..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Deuteronomy 24:16 — KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 24:16 (KJV)

Deuteronomy 24:16 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.

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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 24:16

But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:16: fathers, put, death

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:16: fathers, children, neither

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:16: children, neither, every

Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. to slay...: Heb. for death

Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:16: death, neither, own

To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. their trees...: or, stand upon themselves for their height

Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:16: death, children, neither

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey