Ezekiel 44:23
And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 22:26, priests are condemned for failing to teach the distinction between holy and common, directly opposing this command.
In Ezekiel 42:20, the temple wall physically separates holy from common — the same distinction priests are to teach.
In Leviticus 10:11, priests are commanded to teach statutes, paralleling the teaching duty prescribed here.
Titus 1:9-11 insists elders hold sound doctrine to exhort and rebuke false teachers — directly mirroring the priest's duty to distinguish holy from profane.
Malachi 2:6-9 shows the ideal priest teaching truth, but also condemns those who corrupt the covenant — echoing the teaching role from Ezekiel with a warning.
In Haggai 2:11-13, priests correctly give rulings on holy and unclean, exemplifying the teaching role commanded here.
In Micah 3:9-11, priests are rebuked for teaching for profit, a corrupt practice that violates the holy teaching duty here.
In Hosea 4:6, priests are condemned for rejecting knowledge, contrasting the teaching command given here.
In Deuteronomy 33:10, the Levitical duty to teach God's law is proclaimed, reinforcing the same teaching role.
In Leviticus 10:10, the same command to distinguish holy from common is given to Aaron's sons, establishing the original precedent.
Leviticus 15:31 commands separating Israel from uncleanness to protect the tabernacle — the same purity principle priests were to teach.
Leviticus 14:57 explicitly says the law of leprosy is 'to teach when it is unclean and when it is clean' — directly parallel to Ezekiel's teaching mandate.
Leviticus 13:3 shows the priest examining leprosy and pronouncing clean/unclean — a concrete example of the discernment Ezekiel commands.
Leviticus 11:47 uses nearly identical language — 'to make a difference between the unclean and the clean' — directly restating the priestly teaching task.
In Zephaniah 3:4, priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law, a general failure that contrasts with the teaching duty here.
Jeremiah 15:19 calls the prophet to distinguish precious from worthless, echoing the priestly role of teaching holy vs common.
Isaiah 52:11 calls to depart from Babylon and touch no unclean thing — a parallel call to holiness and separation from uncleanness.