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(A) But the children of those officers were not killed. The Lord had commanded in the Law of Moses that only the people who sinned were to be punished, not their parents or children.[a]

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  1. 14.6 The Lord had commanded … children: See Deuteronomy 24.16.

(A) But the children of those officers were not killed; the Lord had commanded in the Law of Moses that only the people who sinned were to be punished.[a]

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  1. 25.4 the Lord had commanded … punished: See Deuteronomy 24.16.

20 (A) Only those who sin will be put to death. Children won't suffer for the sins of their parents, and parents won't suffer for the sins of their children. Good people will be rewarded for what they do, and evil people will be punished for what they do.

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