Amos 3:2
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 9:6 begins judgment at the sanctuary — illustrating the principle that God first judges those He knows closely.
1 Peter 4:17 says judgment begins with God’s household — applying Amos 3:2’s principle to the church.
Romans 2:9 says trouble comes first for the Jew — the same priority of judgment on God’s people as in Amos 3:2.
Luke 12:48 states 'to whom much is given, much required' — the direct principle behind Amos 3:2’s chosen-then-punished.
Luke 12:47 reinforces that knowledge of the master’s will increases culpability — the same idea as Amos 3:2’s chosen people punished more.
Matthew 11:20-24 applies the same principle: privileged cities face stricter judgment for rejecting Christ — echoing Amos 3:2’s logic.
In Hosea 9:9, corruption and divine visitation for sin echo the same principle of inevitable punishment from covenant relationship.
In Hosea 8:13, God remembers iniquity and rejects sacrifices, showing the same covenant accountability that leads to punishment.
In Hosea 2:13, God punishes Israel for forgetting Him and pursuing Baals, mirroring the principle that knowing God brings accountability for sin.
Daniel 9:12 confirms God’s judgment on Jerusalem fulfilled warnings — the same principle that chosen people are punished for sins.
Ezekiel 20:36-38 shows God executing judgment on His people in the wilderness, purging rebels — the same accountability for being chosen.
Exodus 19:5 calls Israel a treasured possession among all peoples, paralleling 'You only have I known of all families'.
Jeremiah 10:25 asks God to punish families that do not know Him — the opposite of Amos, where God punishes the family He knows.
Deuteronomy 7:6 says God chose Israel as his treasured possession out of all peoples, echoing Amos's 'only known'.
Deuteronomy 10:15 states God set his love on Israel and chose them above all peoples, reinforcing the unique relationship.
Deuteronomy 26:18 calls Israel a treasured possession, matching the idea of being specially known in Amos 3:2.
Jeremiah 9:25 warns of punishment on those circumcised only outwardly — a specific outworking of Amos 3:2’s judgment on God’s people.
In Deuteronomy 32:19, God's abhorrence of Israel for provoking Him directly connects to the judgment from covenant intimacy.
In Deuteronomy 6:15, the warning of God's jealous anger and destruction reinforces the same truth: special relationship demands loyalty or judgment.
In Deuteronomy 8:19, the conditional warning of perishing for forgetting God parallels the certainty of punishment for iniquity in the covenant.
In Luke 10:14, Jesus warns that privileged cities face stricter judgment—echoing the same principle: greater privilege brings greater accountability.
In Micah 2:3, God plans disaster against His people—same principle of judgment on the chosen nation because of sin.
Hosea 5:3 says God knows Ephraim's sin, linking directly to 'you only have I known' in Amos 3:2 — knowledge leads to exposure and judgment.
In 2 Samuel 12:14, David's sin brings a specific punishment, illustrating the principle that God holds His chosen accountable.
In 2 Kings 21:12, God's declared judgment on Jerusalem for Manasseh's sins parallels the corporate accountability of God's people.
Ezekiel 20:37 describes passing under the rod as covenant discipline, echoing the punitive aspect of God's special knowledge in Amos 3:2.
Ezekiel 5:9 declares unprecedented judgment for abominations, directly paralleling Amos 3:2's connection between special relationship and severe punishment.
Jeremiah 25:18 specifies judgment on Jerusalem and Judah, a concrete example of the punishment God brings on His covenant people as in Amos 3:2.
Deuteronomy 32:9 affirms Israel as God's chosen portion, which Amos 3:2 then uses as basis for stricter judgment.
Hosea 9:1 warns Israel not to rejoice because of unfaithfulness, matching Amos 3:2's rationale of punishment due to the chosen people's sin.
Jeremiah 1:15 calls 'all families of the kingdoms of the north' to judge Jerusalem — showing the agents of punishment Amos threatens.
Zechariah 14:17 extends the principle of accountability to 'all families of the earth,' broadening beyond Israel's unique knowledge.
Psalm 89:32 speaks of God visiting transgression with the rod, reinforcing the punitive discipline for iniquities in Amos 3:2.
Acts 17:26 declares God made all nations from one — highlighting the universal scope from which God in Amos chose one family.
Jeremiah 11:22 pronounces punishment on the men of Anathoth who rejected God — an example of judgment on covenant people.
Psalm 94:10 asks if the chastiser of nations will not correct, underscoring the universal principle of divine discipline applied to Israel in Amos 3:2.