Ezekiel 16:46 identifies Samaria and Sodom as Jerusalem's sisters, providing the identity behind the comparison in verse 51.

Ezekiel 16:47 states Jerusalem was more corrupt than her sisters, directly supporting the claim that she made them appear righteous.

Jeremiah 3:9-20 echoes this comparison: Judah's sin exceeds Israel's, just as Jerusalem's exceeds Samaria's here.

Luke 12:47 teaches that greater knowledge brings greater punishment, paralleling Jerusalem's greater sin than Samaria here.

Luke 12:48 expands on proportional judgment: much given requires much, mirroring Jerusalem's greater accountability here.

2 Kings 17:19 confirms Judah followed Israel's evil customs, directly supporting Ezekiel's claim that Jerusalem was worse than Samaria.

2 Kings 21:2 describes Manasseh's evil as abominations, illustrating the very sins that made Jerusalem worse than Samaria.

2 Kings 21:9 says Manasseh led Judah to do more evil than the nations—mirroring Jerusalem's surpassing of Samaria.

In Jeremiah 3:11, faithless Israel is more righteous than treacherous Judah—same reversal where the worse makes the other seem righteous.

In Matthew 12:41, Nineveh's repentance condemns this generation, echoing how Jerusalem's greater sin makes Samaria appear righteous.

In Matthew 12:42, the queen of Sheba condemns this generation for rejecting greater wisdom, similar to Jerusalem surpassing Samaria in sin.