Ezekiel 46:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.”

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BSBPD

“When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And in the coming in of the prince, the way of the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by its way he goeth out.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 46:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 44:1The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.
  2. Ezekiel 44:3Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”
  3. Ezekiel 46:2The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.
  4. Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

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