Ezekiel 2:5 Cross References

Ezekiel 2:5

5: And whether they listen or not--for remember, they are rebels--at least they will know they have had a prophet among them.

But when all these terrible things happen to them--as they certainly will--then they will know a prophet has been among them."

But whenever I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Some of them will listen, but some will ignore you, for they are rebels.

They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.

You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. But they won't listen, for they are completely rebellious!

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, "It was necessary that this Good News from God be given first to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life--well, we will offer it to Gentiles.

When you are invited into someone's home, give it your blessing.
If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.
If a village doesn't welcome you or listen to you, shake off the dust of that place from your feet as you leave.
I assure you, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off on the judgment day than that place will be.

Our lives are a fragrance presented by Christ to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those being saved and by those perishing.
To those who are perishing we are a fearful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
You see, we are not like those hucksters--and there are many of them--who preach just to make money. We preach God's message with sincerity and with Christ's authority. And we know that the God who sent us is watching us.

True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they broke their promises, does that mean God will break his promises?

But if you warn them to repent and they don't repent, they will die in their sins, but you will not be held responsible.

But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
'We wipe the dust of your town from our feet as a public announcement of your doom. And don't forget the Kingdom of God is near!'
The truth is, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.

If you warn them and they keep on sinning and refuse to repent, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved your life because you did what you were told to do.

Then he added, "Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself.
Then go to your people in exile and say to them, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Do this whether they listen to you or not."

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