Ephesians 5:5

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Cross-references

Ephesians 5:3 commands that among believers there be no hint of sexual immorality, impurity, or greed — the same vices that are condemned here.

Galatians 5:19 lists sexual immorality and impurity as acts of the flesh, directly paralleling the sins that disqualify from the kingdom here.

Revelation 22:15 places sexually immoral and idolaters outside the holy city — mirroring the exclusion from the kingdom stated here.

Revelation 21:8 lists sexually immoral and idolaters among those cast into the lake of fire — the same judgment implied for such sinners here.

Colossians 3:5 explicitly calls greed idolatry — the same identification made here, linking covetousness to false worship.

Galatians 5:21 explicitly states that those who live like this will not inherit God’s kingdom — a direct parallel to the inheritance warning here.

1 Corinthians 6:10 includes covetous among those excluded — directly paralleling Ephesians 5:5's warning about inheritance.

1 Corinthians 6:9 echoes the same warning that the unrighteous will not inherit God's kingdom — reinforcing Paul's point about fornicators and covetous.

Acts 24:26 Related theme

In Acts 24:26, Felix hopes for a bribe from Paul, showing covetousness and idolatry of money — an example of the sin that forfeits inheritance here.

Psalm 10:3 Parallel

Psalm 10:3 directly links greed with reviling the LORD — the same identification of greed as idolatry in Ephesians 5:5.

Revelation 21:27 states nothing impure enters the New Jerusalem, echoing that the impure have no inheritance in God's kingdom.

Ezekiel 14:3 Related theme

Ezekiel 14:3 condemns setting up idols in the heart — a direct parallel to the idolatry of the greedy in Ephesians 5:5.

In Hebrews 12:16, Esau is called immoral and godless for selling his birthright — a vivid example of the covetousness that forfeits inheritance here.

In Hebrews 12:14, without holiness no one will see the Lord — directly parallel to the requirement here that the impure have no inheritance in the kingdom.

Ezekiel 33:31 Related theme

Ezekiel 33:31 exposes hearts greedy for unjust gain despite outward piety — a direct parallel to the greedy idolater warned in Ephesians 5:5.

In Matthew 19:22, the rich young ruler's sorrowful departure illustrates a covetous man choosing wealth over the kingdom, embodying the warning here.

Mark 10:22 Parallel

In Mark 10:22, the rich young ruler goes away grieved because of his great possessions — a direct example of the covetousness that bars inheritance here.

In 2 Corinthians 12:21, Paul mourns over unrepentant impurity and sensuality — the same sins that, as here, exclude from God's kingdom.

Luke 18:23 Parallel

In Luke 18:23, the rich young ruler becomes very sad, unwilling to part with his wealth — illustrating the covetousness that excludes from the kingdom here.

In 1 Corinthians 5:11, Paul lists the same sins — immoral, greedy, idolater — and instructs exclusion from fellowship, reinforcing the warning against such people.

Hebrews 13:4 warns that God will judge the sexually immoral — reinforcing the consequence of exclusion from God’s kingdom implied here.

Hebrews 13:5 urges contentment and reliance on God, contrasting the greed warned against in Ephesians 5:5.

1 Timothy 6:10 Related theme

1 Timothy 6:10 connects love of money to wandering from the faith — an example of the greedy idolatry that excludes from the kingdom here.

Exodus 20:3 Related theme

Exodus 20:3 forbids having other gods — the underlying sin of idolatry that greed is equated with here.

2 Peter 2:10 describes those who follow corrupt desires, similar to the immoral and greedy in Ephesians 5:5.