Ezekiel 11:19
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 36:27 adds that God will put His Spirit to enable obedience — the outcome of the new heart and spirit promised here.
Ezekiel 36:26 repeats the exact promise of a new heart and spirit — the same new heart given here, showing it's a key Ezekiel theme.
In Ezekiel 18:31, Israel is commanded to make a new heart—contrasting God’s promise here to give it.
Ezekiel 37:14 repeats the promise: 'I will put my Spirit in you' — identical language of divine renewal within the same book.
Deuteronomy 30:6 promises heart circumcision—a parallel image of God removing hardness and enabling love for Him.
Acts 4:32 describes the early church as 'one heart and soul'—a direct realization of the unity promised here.
John 17:21-23 records Jesus praying for believers to be one—fulfilling the promise of one heart through the Spirit.
Romans 2:5 warns against the hard, impenitent heart — the condition the new heart of flesh replaces.
Zechariah 7:12 speaks of diamond-hard hearts, the very condition the new heart of flesh remedies.
Jeremiah 32:39 promises 'one heart and one way' for fearing God—directly parallel to the one heart and new spirit here.
In 2 Corinthians 5:17, being in Christ makes a new creation—echoing the new heart and spirit God promises.
In Jeremiah 31:33, God writes his law on hearts—a parallel new covenant promise of inner transformation.
Jeremiah 24:7 promises a heart to know the Lord and wholehearted return—a close parallel to this new heart and spirit.
Isaiah 48:4 describes the stubbornness ('iron sinew, brass forehead') that contrasts with the new heart of flesh.
In Galatians 6:15, Paul says only new creation counts—parallel to God's promised inner transformation.
In Psalm 51:10, David prays for a clean heart and renewed spirit—directly mirroring God's promise here.
2 Corinthians 3:3 explicitly contrasts stone tablets with hearts written by the Spirit, directly referencing the heart of stone replaced with flesh.
Romans 8:9 says believers have the Spirit of God dwelling in them—the fulfillment of Ezekiel’s promise of a new spirit within.
Hebrews 8:10 cites the new covenant where God writes laws on hearts—a close parallel to Ezekiel’s promise of a heart of flesh.
Jeremiah 32:38 seals the new heart promise with the covenant formula 'they will be my people' — God's restored relationship.
Acts 2:17 quotes Joel's prophecy of the Spirit poured out — echoing the promise of a new spirit given by God.
John 3:6 contrasts flesh and Spirit, teaching spiritual rebirth — a NT parallel to the new spirit promised in Ezekiel.
Lamentations 5:21 prays for restoration — a plea that echoes the promised renewal of heart and spirit in Ezekiel.
1 Corinthians 1:10 urges unity in mind and judgment—a NT application of the heart unity God gives.
Jeremiah 32:40 adds an everlasting covenant and God putting fear in hearts—complementing the new spirit with covenant security.
Psalm 119:36 prays for God to incline the heart to His testimonies — similar to God's promise of a new heart.
Ephesians 4:3-6 calls for maintaining unity of the Spirit—the same Spirit that creates the one heart promised here.
Ephesians 4:23 calls for renewal of the mind — a parallel to the new spirit and heart of flesh.
In Philippians 2:1-5, Paul urges unity and the same mind—paralleling God's promise of a unified heart here.
Colossians 3:10 speaks of putting on the new self renewed in knowledge—a parallel to the new heart and spirit in Ezekiel.
2 Chronicles 30:12 records God giving Judah 'one heart' to obey—a historical example of the unity promised here.