Genesis 7:1
And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Cross-reference
Genesis 7:7 records the immediate fulfillment of God's command to enter the ark, showing Noah's obedient response.
Genesis 6:9 describes Noah as righteous and blameless, the basis for God's command to enter the ark here.
Genesis 6:11 describes the earth as corrupt and violent — the very reason God commands Noah to enter the ark in 7:1, showing the contrast with Noah's righteousness.
Genesis 6:12 describes all flesh corrupting their way — the reason God singles out Noah as righteous in 7:1.
Genesis 6:18 records God's covenant with Noah — the same promise to save him and his family that is enacted in 7:1.
Genesis 8:16 is God's command to leave the ark — the exit that follows the entry commanded in 7:1.
Genesis 19:12 has angels telling Lot to gather his family before Sodom's destruction — a similar rescue pattern to Noah's in 7:1.
2 Peter 2:5 calls Noah a preacher of righteousness preserved from the flood — directly referencing this event.
1 Peter 3:20 refers to the ark's construction and the eight souls saved through water, linking to baptism.
Hebrews 11:7 commends Noah's faith in building the ark, which saved his household — directly referencing this event.
Luke 17:26 parallels the days of Noah with the coming of the Son of Man — people ate, drank, and were oblivious to judgment.
Matthew 24:37-39 compares the days of Noah to the coming of the Son of Man — people were unaware until the flood came.
Ezekiel 9:4-6 shows a similar pattern of marking the righteous for preservation from judgment, as Noah was singled out before the flood.
Isaiah 26:20 echoes God's call to Noah, urging His people to hide until divine wrath passes—a clear parallel to entering the ark.
Ezekiel 14:14 names Noah as a righteous man who could only save himself — reinforcing the unique righteousness of Noah in 7:1.
Philippians 2:15 calls believers blameless children in a crooked generation — echoing Noah's blamelessness amid a corrupt world before the flood.
Zephaniah 2:3 calls the humble to seek righteousness, possibly to be hidden in judgment — echoing Noah's shelter from the flood.