Isaiah 1:18

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Cross-references

Isaiah 44:22 echoes the same promise of sin removal — God blots out transgressions like clouds, just as He washes scarlet sins white here.

Isaiah 43:26 reiterates 'let us argue together' and offers the same promise of sin removal—a parallel scene of divine reasoning and forgiveness.

Isaiah 41:21 uses the same courtroom language: 'Set forth your case', reinforcing God's invitation to reason together as a legal plea.

Isaiah 43:26 invites a legal argument with God, paralleling the 'reason together' call in Isaiah 1:18.

Isaiah 43:25 declares God blots out transgressions, directly reinforcing the cleansing theme of Isaiah 1:18.

Isaiah 57:18 Related theme

Isaiah 57:18 promises healing and restoration, a broader parallel to the forgiveness in Isaiah 1:18.

Isaiah 41:1 Related theme

Isaiah 41:1 invites people to present their case before God, similar to the 'reason together' imagery in Isaiah 1:18.

Revelation 7:14 depicts robes washed white in the Lamb's blood, directly fulfilling the cleansing promise of white as snow.

Psalm 51:7 Allusion

Psalm 51:7 uses the same 'whiter than snow' imagery for cleansing, reinforcing the theme of divine washing from sin.

Psalm 130:4 Parallel

Psalm 130:4 speaks directly of God's forgiveness, echoing the cleansing promise in Isaiah 1:18.

Psalm 50:7 Related theme

Psalm 50:7 has God summoning Israel to hear his testimony, similar to the call to reason here in a legal, covenantal setting.

Psalm 32:1 Parallel

Psalm 32:1 declares blessedness for those whose sin is covered, directly paralleling the forgiveness and cleansing promised here.

Colossians 2:13 Related theme

In Colossians 2:13, Paul says God forgave all trespasses and made us alive — directly reflecting the total cleansing promised in Isaiah.

Luke 7:47 Parallel

In Luke 7:47, Jesus shows that great forgiveness leads to great love — a living illustration of the cleansing from sin promised here.

Ezekiel 33:16 says sins are not remembered after repentance, directly matching the cleansing promise in Isaiah 1:18.

Micah 6:2 Parallel

Micah 6:2 uses the same legal term 'contend' (rib), presenting God's indictment against Israel—the lawsuit motif that Isaiah 1:18 also employs.

Jeremiah 2:5 similarly has God bringing a lawsuit against Israel, asking 'what wrong did your fathers find in me?'—same prophetic legal form.

Luke 18:13 Parallel

In Luke 18:13, the tax collector's plea for mercy embodies the repentance that unlocks the cleansing promised in Isaiah.

Mark 2:17 Parallel

Mark 2:17 shows Jesus calling sinners to repentance, paralleling the invitation for cleansing from sin here.

1 Samuel 12:7 uses the same phrase 'reason with you' in a legal setting, where Samuel calls Israel to account for God's righteous acts.

Job 23:7 Contrast

Job 23:7 hopes for acquittal through arguing his innocence, contrasting with this call to admit guilt and receive cleansing.

Micah 7:18 Parallel

Micah 7:18 celebrates God's pardon and forgiveness, matching the gracious invitation to be cleansed in Isaiah.

Micah 7:19 Parallel

Micah 7:19 uses a different metaphor—casting sins into the sea—for the same complete removal of sin promised here.

Malachi 3:2 Parallel

Malachi 3:2 uses refining fire and soap imagery for purification, complementing the scarlet-to-white metaphor here.

Daniel 12:10 uses 'made white' for purification in an eschatological setting, echoing the cleansing promise here.

Ezekiel 18:27 describes repentance leading to life, echoing the call to turn from sin in Isaiah 1:18.

Job 13:3 Parallel

Job 13:3 expresses a desire to reason with God, mirroring God's invitation to reason here, but from a human perspective of complaint.

John 6:37 Related theme

In John 6:37, Jesus promises that no one who comes to him will be cast out — echoing the open invitation to be cleansed in Isaiah.