Ezekiel 20:14
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 20:22, God again withholds his hand for the sake of his name, with nearly identical wording to this verse.
In Ezekiel 20:9, the same 'for the sake of my name' motive explains the exodus; here it explains sparing Israel from destruction.
Ezekiel 20:44 restates the same principle: God deals for His name's sake, not according to evil ways, directly echoing the earlier motive.
Ezekiel 20:16 lists Israel's sins that provoked judgment, contrasting the mercy shown for God's name's sake in the main verse.
In Ezekiel 36:23, God will show the holiness of his great name — a further development of the same name-focused action.
In Ezekiel 36:22, God declares he acts for his holy name's sake, not for Israel's — the same motive as here.
Ezekiel 39:7 promises God will no longer let His holy name be profaned, fulfilling the same concern for His name seen here.
Ezekiel 36:21 explicitly says God had concern for His holy name profaned among nations, paralleling the motive in Ezekiel 20:14.
Isaiah 43:25 says God blots out transgressions 'for my own sake'—direct parallel to acting for His name in Ezekiel 20:14.
Daniel 9:19 pleads with God to act for His own sake because His people bear His name, mirroring the motivation in Ezekiel 20:14.
Jeremiah 14:21 pleads 'for your name's sake'—directly mirrors the same appeal to God's name as the basis for action in Ezekiel 20:14.
Isaiah 52:5 laments God's name being despised among nations—parallel concern to Ezekiel 20:14's aim to prevent name profanation.
Isaiah 48:9 explicitly states 'For my name's sake I defer my anger'—virtually identical motivation to Ezekiel 20:14.
In Exodus 32:12, Moses appeals to God's reputation among the Egyptians — the same concern for God's name that motivates mercy here.
Psalm 115:1 calls for glory to God's name, not to us—echoes the same principle of God acting for His name's sake as Ezekiel 20:14.
Psalm 106:8 states God saved them 'for his name's sake'—identical motivation to Ezekiel 20:14's reason for sparing Israel.
Psalm 79:9 explicitly pleads 'for your name's sake', directly echoing the same motivation as Ezekiel 20:14.
Psalm 74:18 pleads with God to remember how the enemy mocks His name — the same concern that drives God's action in Ezekiel.
Psalm 23:3 also says God leads 'for his name's sake' — directly parallel to Ezekiel's motive for sparing Israel.
1 Kings 20:28 has God acting because enemies wrongly think He is only a god of hills — a specific form of name profanation God counters.
1 Samuel 12:22 uses the exact phrase 'for the sake of his great name' to explain why God does not reject His people.
Deuteronomy 32:27 echoes the same reasoning: God restrains judgment to prevent enemies from claiming victory over Him.
Deuteronomy 9:28 shares the same concern: God spares Israel so foreign nations won't say He lacked power to fulfill His promise.
In Leviticus 26:45, God remembers the covenant for their sake in the sight of the nations — similar concern for his name among nations.
Judges 16:24 illustrates the very outcome God avoids in Ezekiel — enemies praising a false god after Israel's defeat.
Deuteronomy 9:5 also grounds God's action in His own promise rather than Israel's merit — a similar motive of acting for His own reputation.