Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Cross-reference
Genesis 6:12 describes total corruption on earth — making Noah's grace all the more remarkable as the sole exception amid universal wickedness.
Genesis 19:19 is Lot saying he has found favor and asking to be spared. Both men found favor in God's eyes and were rescued from widespread judgment.
Genesis 5:29 names Noah ('comfort/rest') and hopes he'll ease humanity's curse. His finding grace is how he becomes that deliverer.
2 Peter 2:5 recounts God saving Noah from the flood — the direct outcome of the grace Noah found. This is the narrative fulfillment of that favor.
In Luke 1:30, Mary 'found favour with God' — same Greek root (charis). Both are individuals singled out for divine grace at salvation-history turning points.
In Jeremiah 31:2, Israel 'found grace in the wilderness' — identical language. Both describe receiving unmerited favor amid widespread judgment.
Psalm 145:20 states God watches over those who love Him but destroys the wicked. Noah's preservation amid the flood vividly illustrates both halves of this verse.
Ezekiel 14:14 explicitly names Noah as a righteous man who could only deliver himself by his righteousness — directly echoing his unique standing of grace before God.
Exodus 33:17 uses the same phrase — Moses also 'found grace' in God's sight. God extends this same favor to another righteous figure.
In Romans 4:4, grace is defined as a gift, not a wage earned. Noah's favor was likewise unmerited — not payment for works but God's free bestowal.
Hebrews 4:16 urges believers to 'find grace' at God's throne — directly echoing the same Hebrew concept of finding favor that Noah experienced.
Moses asks God to show him favor and confirm His presence will go with them. God grants it, saying 'I am pleased with you' — favor shown to a faithful servant.
Proverbs 3:4 promises favor with God and man for those who hold to faithfulness and love. Noah's righteousness led to finding favor before God.
In Proverbs 8:35, finding Wisdom leads to 'obtaining favour of the LORD' — the same Hebrew concept of unmerited favor (chen) that Noah found.
In Proverbs 12:2, 'a good man obtaineth favour of the LORD' — echoing that Noah's righteousness was met with God's unmerited favor.
Psalm 84:11 teaches that God withholds no good from the upright and gives grace and glory. The principle of God favoring the righteous frames Noah's experience.
In Acts 7:46, David 'found favour before God' — using the same language. Like Noah, David is presented as receiving unmerited divine favor.
In Romans 11:6, grace is defined as incompatible with works. Noah found grace — not earned favor, but God's sovereign, unmerited gift.
In 1 Corinthians 15:10, Paul credits 'the grace of God' for everything he is. Like Noah, his standing rests entirely on unmerited favor.
In Galatians 1:15, God 'called me by his grace' — Paul's calling was an act of unmerited favor, paralleling how Noah's preservation rested on divine grace.
Titus 3:7 says believers are justified and made heirs by grace — echoing how Noah's favor before God was the basis of his salvation, not his works alone.
Titus 2:11 describes grace bringing salvation to all — the same divine grace Noah uniquely found in a corrupt world. Both center on unmerited favor from God.