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Ezekiel 18:4 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Ezekiel 18:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 18 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.”
Ezekiel 18:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 18:4
God declares: 'Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.' This establishes individual moral accountability before God. The phrase 'all souls are mine' (kol-hanephashot li, כָּל־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת לִי) asserts God's sovereign ownership of every human life, father and son equally. The principle 'the soul that sinneth, it shall die' directly refutes the fatalistic proverb the people were quoting: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge' (18:2). The exiles claimed they were suffer...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 18:4
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“he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father”
“but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
“and said”
“we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us”
“Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.{Deuteronomy 27:26}”
“who stretches out the heavens”
“the God of the spirits of all flesh”
“that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.”
“he who created the heavens and stretched them out”