Ezekiel 20:22 (WEB)
Nevertheless I withdrew my hand and 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.
Catechism · 1
“In spite of the holy Law that again and again their Holy God gives them - "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy" - and although the Lord shows patience for the sake of his name, the people turn away from the Holy One of Israel and profane his name among the nations.” — Catechism footnote: Ezek 20:9, 14, 22, 39; cf. Lev 19:2.
Fathers and councils · 1
“And I shall pollute them in their own gifts, that I may destroy all that openeth the womb, when I pass through them.’” — editor's note: Ezek. xx. 19–26.
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Cross-references · 1
Cited together in Catechism §2811.