Ezekiel 18:4

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 18:18 contrasts the father's death for his own sin, reinforcing the chapter's theme.

Ezekiel 33:13 adds that even the righteous who turn to sin will die for it.

Ezekiel 3:18 applies the same 'wicked shall die' warning to the watchman's responsibility.

Hebrews 12:9 calls God 'Father of spirits', directly reflecting the OT theme of God as owner of all souls.

Romans 6:23 Parallel

In Romans 6:23, Paul echoes that sin leads to death, but contrasts it with God's gift of eternal life in Christ.

Numbers 16:22 calls God 'the God of the spirits of all flesh', echoing Ezekiel's claim that all souls belong to Him.

Numbers 27:16 repeats the title 'God of the spirits of all flesh', affirming God's ownership over every soul.

Jeremiah 31:30 explicitly states each dies for his own iniquity, mirroring Ezekiel's principle.

Galatians 6:5 reinforces individual accountability — each bears his own load, just as each soul who sins dies.

Romans 5:12 Parallel

Romans 5:12 traces the universal reign of death through sin, affirming the same principle that the soul who sins dies, though through Adam's transgression.

In Genesis 2:17, God first declares that sin leads to death, establishing the principle behind Ezekiel's statement.

2 Chronicles 25:4 repeats the same law of individual punishment, affirming no death for another's sin.

2 Kings 14:6 cites the law that each dies for his own sin, directly reinforcing individual responsibility.

In Exodus 32:33, God says the sinner will be blotted out, reinforcing individual responsibility for sin and death.

In Numbers 27:3, the daughters say their father died for his own sin, not another's — echoing individual responsibility.

Genesis 5:5 Parallel

In Genesis 5:5, Adam's death fulfills the death sentence, exemplifying the soul that sins shall die.

Zechariah 12:1 Related theme

Zechariah 12:1 describes God forming the spirit within man, linking to Ezekiel's statement that all souls are His.

Romans 2:9 Parallel

Romans 2:12 parallels the principle that sin leads to death, though with a law-gentile distinction.

In Numbers 5:31, the woman bears her own iniquity if guilty, consistent with the principle that the sinner dies.

In Leviticus 5:1, the one who sins by not testifying bears his iniquity, aligning with Ezekiel's individual accountability.