‘The afathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine;
bThe soul who sins shall die.
Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Nor bdefiled his neighbor’s wife,
Nor approached ca woman during her impurity;
But has restored to the debtor his bpledge;
Has robbed no one by violence,
But has cgiven his bread to the hungry
And covered the naked with dclothing;
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Ezekiel 18:4
All souls are mine - Man is not simply to ascribe his existence to earthly parents, but to acknowledge as his Father Him who created man in His own image, and who gave and gives him the spirit of life. The relation of father to son is merged in the common relation of all (father and son alike) as sons to their heavenly Father.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ezekiel 18:4:
Exodus 32:7-35
2 Samuel 12:13
Matthew 20:20-28
Romans 5:12-21
Romans 6:23
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