Ezekiel 37:3

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

Cross-reference

In 1 Samuel 2:6, Hannah declares God brings death and life — directly affirming God's power to make dry bones live.

John 5:21 Typology

In John 5:21, Jesus has the power to give life — the reality foreshadowed by Ezekiel's vision of dry bones.

John 11:25 Typology

In John 11:25, Jesus declares himself the resurrection — the ultimate answer to whether dry bones can live.

Acts 26:8 Parallel

In Acts 26:8, Paul asks why anyone doubts God raises the dead — echoing the same question posed to Ezekiel.

Romans 4:17 Parallel

In Romans 4:17, Paul says God gives life to the dead — the same power tested by the dry bones question.

In 2 Corinthians 1:9, Paul relies on God who raises the dead — the same trust Ezekiel shows in answering 'you know'.

Luke 7:14 Parallel

In Luke 7:14, Jesus raises a widow's son, demonstrating the very power that Ezekiel's question ponders — God's authority to give life to the dead.

John 11:44 Parallel

John 11:44 shows Jesus commanding Lazarus to come forth, a concrete fulfillment of the resurrection power that Ezekiel's vision symbolizes.

1 Corinthians 15:35 asks 'How are the dead raised?' — the same core question as Ezekiel's 'Can these bones live?', directly linking the two.

Hebrews 11:19 affirms God's ability to raise the dead, directly mirroring the faith behind Ezekiel's question about dry bones living.