Bible Verses About "Are Generational Curses Real"
While Exodus mentions God visiting iniquity to the third and fourth generation, the Bible also teaches individual accountability — and Christ's blood breaks every curse.
While Exodus mentions God visiting iniquity to the third and fourth generation, the Bible also teaches individual accountability — and Christ's blood breaks every curse.
"The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father... the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him." — Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Are Generational Curses Real?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father... the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him."
"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us."
"If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
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