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The concept of being "alike" in the Bible often pertains to the idea of similarity in nature, behavior, or spiritual condition. This theme can be seen in various contexts throughout Scripture, emphasizing both the unity and the shared characteristics of individuals or groups.

Creation in God's Image

The Bible begins with the creation of humanity, where God declares, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness" (Genesis 1:26). This foundational statement establishes that all humans are created alike in the image of God, sharing a unique status and dignity among creation. This likeness to God is not merely physical but encompasses moral and spiritual dimensions, reflecting God's attributes such as rationality, morality, and relationality.

Unity in Christ

In the New Testament, the theme of being alike is further developed in the context of the Church. Believers are called to unity, reflecting their shared identity in Christ. The Apostle Paul writes, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28). This passage highlights the spiritual equality and unity of all believers, transcending social, ethnic, and gender distinctions. In Christ, believers are alike in their salvation and standing before God.

Moral and Spiritual Alikeness

The Bible also addresses the moral and spiritual alikeness of humanity, particularly in the context of sin. Romans 3:23 states, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" . This verse underscores the universal condition of sinfulness that affects all people alike, necessitating the need for redemption through Jesus Christ. Despite diverse backgrounds and experiences, all humans share this common spiritual plight.

Parables and Teachings of Jesus

Jesus often used parables to illustrate spiritual truths, drawing on the concept of being alike to convey moral lessons. For example, in the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares (Matthew 13:24-30), Jesus describes how the wheat and tares grow together, appearing alike until the harvest. This parable serves as a metaphor for the coexistence of the righteous and the wicked in the world, who may seem similar outwardly but are distinguished by their ultimate destinies.

Imitation of Christ

Believers are exhorted to be alike in their imitation of Christ. The Apostle Paul encourages the Philippians, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:5). This call to emulate Christ's humility, obedience, and love is a central aspect of Christian discipleship. By striving to be like Christ, believers reflect His character and fulfill their calling to be conformed to His image.

Conclusion

The biblical theme of being alike encompasses the shared creation in God's image, the unity of believers in Christ, the universal condition of sin, and the call to imitate Christ. These aspects highlight the interconnectedness of humanity and the transformative power of the Gospel to unite and sanctify those who follow Jesus.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

2. (adv.) In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion.

Greek

5543. chrestos -- serviceable, good
... It "appears as a spelling variant for the unfamiliar (). (In Greek the two
words were pronounced alike.)" (FF Bruce,, 368).]. Word ...
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2872. kopiao -- to grow weary, toil
... Spelling: (kop-ee-ah'-o) Short Definition: I grow weary, toil Definition: (a) I
grow weary, (b) I toil, work with effort (of bodily and mental labor alike). ...
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575. apo -- from, away from
... particle Definition from, away from NASB Word Usage after (1), against (4), ago
(2), alike* (1), among (2), away (3), away* (1), because (9), before* (1 ...
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1520. heis -- one
... Word Origin a primary number Definition one NASB Word Usage agreement (1), alike*
(1), alone (3), common (1), detail (1), first (9), individual (2 ...
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4859. sumphonos -- calling out together, ie agreeing
... consent. From sun and phone; sounding together (alike), ie (figuratively) accordant
(neuter as noun, agreement) -- consent. see GREEK sun. see GREEK phone. ...
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3946. paromoios -- much like
... Word Origin from para and homoios Definition much like NASB Word Usage such (1).
like. From para and homoios; alike nearly, ie Similar -- like. see GREEK para. ...
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5037. te -- and (denotes addition or connection)
... enclitic particle Definition and (denotes addition or connection) NASB Word Usage
alike (1), along (1), also (7), both (37), even (1), only (1), only* (1), or ...
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4915. sunelikiotes -- one of the same age
... equal. From sun and a derivative of helikia; a co-aged person, ie Alike in years --
equal. see GREEK sun. see GREEK helikia. (sunelikiotas) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4964. suschematizo -- to conform to
... From sun and a derivative of schema; to fashion alike, ie Conform to the same pattern
(figuratively) -- conform to, fashion self according to. see GREEK sun. ...
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4747. stoicheion -- one of a row, hence a letter (of the alphabet) ...
... to "the with which mankind . . were (before the time of Christ), ie the elements
of religious training or the ceremonial precepts common alike to the ...
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Strong's Hebrew

259. echad -- one
... number Definition one NASB Word Usage 151,450* (1), 41,500* (2), 61* (1), 61,000*
(1), 621* (2), 721* (1), alike (1), all at once (1), alone (2), altogether (1 ...
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1571. gam -- also, moreover, yea
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition also, moreover, yea NASB Word Usage addition
(1), alike (1), all (1), all* (1), also (364), although (1), any (3 ...
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3162. yachad -- unitedness
... Word Origin from yachad Definition unitedness NASB Word Usage alike (1), all (4),
altogether (2), altogether* (1), both (4), completely (2), each other (1 ...
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834. asher -- who, which, that
... remains when (1), why (2). after, alike, as soon as, because, every, for,
forasmuch, from whence,. A primitive relative pronoun (of ...
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905. bad -- separation, a part
... without* (1). alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike,
except,. From badad; properly, separation; by implication ...
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5973. im -- with
... preposition Definition with NASB Word Usage against (50), alike (1), along (9),
among (16), among my belongings (1), aside (1), because (1), before (5), before ...
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5980. ummah -- close by, side by side with
... Word Origin from im Definition close by, side by side with NASB Word Usage all alike
(1), alongside (5), beside (3), close (5), close beside (2), close* (1 ...
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251. ach -- a brother
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a brother NASB Word Usage alike (1),
another (16), brethren (17), brother (218), brother with his brothers (1 ...
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1819. damah -- to be like, resemble
... root Definition to be like, resemble NASB Word Usage alike (1), compare (3), compared
(1), equal (1), gave parables (1), imagine (1), intend (1), intended (2 ...
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3644. kemo -- like, as, when
... Word Origin a pleonastic form of a preposition prefix Definition like, as, when
NASB Word Usage alike (1), comparison (1), if (1), like (84), likewise (1), so ...
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Library

Men and Women Alike under the Instructor's Charge.
... The Instructor: Book I Chapter IV."Men and Women Alike Under the Instructor's
Charge. Let us, then, embracing more and more this ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter iv men and women alike.htm

Heathens and Heretics Alike in their Vilification of the Flesh and ...
... Chapter IV."Heathens and Heretics Alike in Their Vilification of the Flesh and Its
Functions, the Ordinary Cavils Against the Final Restitution of So Weak ...
/.../on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter iv heathens and heretics alike.htm

"The Darkness and the Light are Both Alike to Thee. "
... 129. " "The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.". 129. SM Montgomery.
"The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.". ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/129 the darkness and.htm

And Presently Valerian Also, in a Mood Alike Frantic...
... Chap. V. And presently Valerian also, in a mood alike frantic? And presently
Valerian also, in a mood alike frantic, lifted up ...
/.../of the manner in which the persecutors died/chap v and presently valerian.htm

The Son and the Spirit are Alike Given; Whence not Subjection but ...
... Book III. Chapter II. The Son and the Spirit are alike given; whence not
subjection but one Godhead is? The Son and the Spirit ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter ii the son and.htm

Celsus Afterwards States what is Adduced by Jews and Christians ...
... Chapter XXXI. Celsus afterwards states what is adduced by Jews and Christians
alike in defence of abstinence? Celsus afterwards ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxxi celsus afterwards states.htm

What Solomon, in the Book of Ecclesiastes, Says Regarding the ...
... Book XX. Chapter 3."What Solomon, in the Book of Ecclesiastes, Says Regarding
the Things Which Happen Alike to Good and Wicked Men. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 3 what solomon in the.htm

Introductory Tertullian Compares the Heresy to the Old Eleusinian ...
... Eleusinian Mysteries. Both Systems Alike in Preferring Concealment of Error
and Sin to Proclamation of Truth and Virtue. The Valentinians ...
/.../against the valentinians/chapter i introductory tertullian compares the.htm

No Early Controversy Respecting the Divine Creator; no Second God ...
... Second God Introduced at First. Heresies Condemned Alike by the Sentence
and the Silence of Holy Scripture. These are, as I suppose ...
/.../chapter xxxiv no early controversy respecting.htm

The one Tradition of the Faith, which is Substantially Alike in ...
... Chapter XXVIII."The One Tradition of the Faith, Which is Substantially Alike in
the Churches Everywhere, a Good Proof that the Transmission Has Been True and ...
/.../the prescription against heretics/chapter xxviii the one tradition of.htm

Thesaurus

Alike (67 Occurrences)
... 2. (adv.) In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all
alike concerned in religion. Multi-Version Concordance Alike (67 Occurrences). ...
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Preacher (27 Occurrences)
... are unreal, and that the results of human effort are illusive Ec (1:2, 3). Human
generations, day and night, the wind, the streams, are alike the repetition of ...
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Ecclesiastes (1 Occurrence)
... are unreal, and that the results of human effort are illusive Ec (1:2, 3). Human
generations, day and night, the wind, the streams, are alike the repetition of ...
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Gazelle (12 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 12:22 Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so you shall
eat of it: the unclean and the clean may eat of it alike. ...
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Roebuck (5 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Deuteronomy 12:22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou
shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. (KJV WBS). ...
/r/roebuck.htm - 9k

Roe (21 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 12:22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt
eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. ...
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Sharers (14 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 2:14 Since then the children referred to are all alike sharers in perishable
human nature, He Himself also, in the same way, took on Him a share of it ...
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Macedonia (23 Occurrences)
... 1. Philip and Alexander: With the accession of Philip II, son of Amyntas II, in
359 BC, Macedonia came under the rule of a man powerful alike in body and in ...
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Providence (3 Occurrences)
... widespread care and supervision which God exercises over His created universe is
commonly designated as His general providence which embraces alike the evil ...
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Ceremonially (38 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Deuteronomy 12:22 Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so you
shall eat of it: the unclean and the clean may eat of it alike. (See NIV). ...
/c/ceremonially.htm - 18k

Resources

What are the ophanim? | GotQuestions.org

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Alike: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Alike (67 Occurrences)

Mark 12:24
"Is not this the cause of your error," replied Jesus--"your ignorance alike of the Scriptures and of the power of God?
(WEY)

Mark 14:56
for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.
(YLT)

Mark 14:59
and neither so was their testimony alike.
(YLT)

Mark 14:70
and he was again denying. And after a little again, those standing near said to Peter, 'Truly thou art of them, for thou also art a Galilean, and thy speech is alike;'
(YLT)

Luke 12:41
"Master," said Peter, "are you addressing this parable to us, or to all alike?"
(WEY)

Luke 14:18
They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him,'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 2:11
Yet we all alike hear these Galilaeans speaking in our own language about the wonderful things which God has done."
(WEY)

Acts 8:12
But when Philip began to tell the Good News about the Kingdom of God and about the Name of Jesus Christ, and they embraced the faith, they were baptized, men and women alike.
(WEY NAS)

Acts 26:22
Having, however, obtained the help which is from God, I have stood firm until now, and have solemnly exhorted rich and poor alike, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses predicted as soon to happen,
(WEY NIV)

Romans 1:14
I am already under obligations alike to Greek-speaking races and to others, to cultured and to uncultured people:
(WEY)

Romans 3:9
What then? Are we Jews more highly estimated than they? Not in the least; for we have already charged all Jews and Gentiles alike with being in thraldom to sin.
(WEY NIV)

Romans 3:23
for all alike have sinned, and all consciously come short of the glory of God,
(WEY)

Romans 11:32
For God has locked up all in the prison of unbelief, that upon all alike He may have mercy.
(WEY)

Romans 14:5
One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 4:9
God, it seems to me, has exhibited us Apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; for we have come to be a spectacle to all creation--alike to angels and to men.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 9:13
Do you not know that those who perform the sacred rites have their food from the sacred place, and that those who serve at the altar all alike share with the altar?
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 15:39
All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
(See RSV)

Ephesians 2:18
because it is through Him that Jews and Gentiles alike have access through one Spirit to the Father.
(WEY)

Ephesians 5:4
Avoid shameful and foolish talk and low jesting--they are all alike discreditable--and in place of these give thanks.
(WEY)

Hebrews 2:14
Since then the children referred to are all alike sharers in perishable human nature, He Himself also, in the same way, took on Him a share of it, in order that through death He might render powerless him who had authority over death, that is, the Devil,
(WEY)

Hebrews 3:14
For we have, all alike, become sharers with Christ, if we really hold our first confidence firm to the End;
(WEY)

Genesis 18:25
Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"
(See NAS NIV)

Exodus 11:2
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold."
(See NIV)

Exodus 35:22
They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.
(See NIV)

Exodus 36:29
They were double beneath, and in like manner they were all the way to its top to one ring. He did thus to both of them in the two corners.
(See NIV)

Leviticus 7:10
Every meal offering, mixed with oil or dry, belongs to all the sons of Aaron, one as well as another.
(See NAS)

Numbers 5:3
Both you shall put male and female outside of the camp; that they not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell."
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 1:17
You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it. Joshua
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 12:22
Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so you shall eat of it: the unclean and the clean may eat of it alike.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 15:22
You shall eat it within your gates: the unclean and the clean shall eat it alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Joshua 8:33
All Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, who carried the ark of Yahweh's covenant, the foreigner as well as the native; half of them in front of Mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of Yahweh had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 30:24
Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who tarries by the baggage: they shall share alike."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 7:37
After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.
(See RSV)

1 Chronicles 24:5
Thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
(See RSV)

1 Chronicles 24:31
These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
(See RSV)

1 Chronicles 25:8
They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 26:13
They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 31:15
Under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, as well to the great as to the small:
(See RSV NIV)

Esther 4:11
"All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, know, that whoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court without being called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king might hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days."
(See RSV)

Job 3:19
The small and the great are there: And the servant is free from his master.
(See JPS)

Job 21:26
They lie down alike in the dust. The worm covers them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Job 34:29
When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NIV)

Psalms 14:3
They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is none who does good, no, not one.
(See RSV)

Psalms 33:15
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 49:2
Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.
(DBY NIV)

Psalms 49:10
For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
(ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 53:3
Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
(See RSV)

Psalms 58:9
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS)

Psalms 115:13
He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
(See NIV)

Psalms 139:12
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
(KJV ASV WBS NAS)

Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

Proverbs 20:10
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Proverbs 27:15
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ecclesiastes 2:16
Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 9:2
All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Song of Songs 4:2
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly'shorn, Which are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 46:5
Who in your eyes is my equal? or what comparison will you make with me?
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the great men and have talk with them; for they have knowledge of the way of the Lord and of the behaviour desired by their God. But as for these, their one purpose is a broken yoke and burst bands.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 6:13
For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely,
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 6:21
For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore, I give their wives to others, Their fields to dispossessors, For from the least even unto the greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, From prophet even unto priest, every one is dealing falsely.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 13:14
I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says Yahweh: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 1:16
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 10:10
As for their appearance, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel have been within a wheel.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 14:10
They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks to him;
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.
(See NIV)

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