Ezekiel 18:23
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 18:32 repeats the same divine desire for repentance and life, reinforcing God's plea.
Ezekiel 33:11 reiterates God's desire for the wicked to turn and live — identical heart cry.
2 Peter 3:9 echoes God's patience, not wanting any to perish but all to repent—directly parallel to God's pleasure in repentance here.
Exodus 34:6 reveals God's compassionate, gracious nature, which underlies His desire for sinners to turn and live.
1 Timothy 2:4 expands God's desire for all to be saved, reflecting the same heart as Ezekiel's call to turn and live.
In Luke 15:32, the father says the lost son was dead and is alive, directly echoing God's pleasure in repentance.
In Luke 15:22-24, the father celebrates the prodigal's return—vividly illustrating God's joy over a repentant sinner.
Luke 15:4-7's parable of the lost sheep reinforces God's joy in repentance, echoing the same truth from Ezekiel.
Luke 15:4-7's parable of the lost sheep shows heaven's joy over repentant sinners—directly paralleling God's pleasure here.
Micah 7:18 celebrates God who delights to show mercy—the very attitude behind His pleasure in repentance.
Hosea 11:8 reveals God's deep reluctance to destroy, mirroring His plea here for sinners to turn.
Lamentations 3:33 affirms God does not delight in afflicting, aligning with His desire for repentance over death.
Jeremiah 31:20 shows God yearning for Ephraim with compassion—parallel to His desire for the wicked to repent.
Psalm 147:11 says God delights in those who fear and hope in Him—the positive response He desires when sinners turn.
Job 33:28 continues: God redeems from the pit for the repentant—same theme of deliverance upon turning.
Job 33:27 describes the repentant sinner praying and being restored—echoing the promised life for those who turn.
In Jeremiah 36:3, God hopes the people will turn from evil so He can forgive—mirroring His wish for repentance.
In Jeremiah 18:11, God urges repentance to avoid disaster, aligning with His desire that sinners turn and live.
In Luke 15:5, the shepherd rejoices over the found sheep, illustrating God's joy when a sinner repents.
In Jeremiah 8:4, the LORD asks if those who turn away should not return—the same call to repentance.
In James 2:13, mercy triumphs over judgment—reinforcing that God values mercy over punishing the wicked.
Exodus 34:7 adds that God forgives but also punishes—showing justice alongside the mercy of repentance.