Ezekiel 20:14 “But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned…”

Ezekiel 20:14

But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

World English Bible

But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

American Standard Version

But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

Geneva Bible 1599

But I had respect to my Name, that it shoulde not bee polluted before the heathen in whose sight I brought them out.

Darby Translation

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

Young's Literal Translation

And I do [it] for My name's sake, Not to pollute [it] before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them forth.

Bible in Basic English

And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.

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Cross references

“But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.”

Ezekiel 20:9 Ezekiel 20:22 Ephesians 1:6 Ephesians 1:12 Ezekiel 36:22 Ezekiel 36:23

Ezekiel 20:9 · BSB

But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:22 · BSB

But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

Ephesians 1:6 · BSB

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

Ephesians 1:12 · BSB

in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

Ezekiel 36:22 · BSB

Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.

Ezekiel 36:23 · BSB

I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.

15Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—

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