In the New Testament, the Gospels do not quote any text from Ezekiel. Matthew 13, 32 refers to Ezekiel 17,23; Matthew 25, 35 to Ezekiel 18, 17, and there are a few more allusions. The most obvious debt is the portrayal of Jesus as the Good Shepherd (Mt 18, 12-14; Jn 10, 1-18), which comes from Ezekiel 34. First Peter 3, 9 harks back to Ezekiel 18, 23 and 33, 11. The New Testament book that makes constant reference to Ezekiel is Revelation (Apocalypse), usually in brief snatches and allusions. A few examples: Revelation 4, 1-8 develops the throne vision of Ezekiel 1; and Revelation 5,1;10,1-4,8-11 pick up the image of the eating of the scroll from Ezekiel 2, 8-9; Revelation 17, 1-6, 15-18 use the figure of the prostitute (Ez 16 and 23) to condemn Babylon; Revelation 19 and 20 derive the image of God from Ezekiel 38, 19; and Revelation 11, 21-22 are built on the vision of the new temple-city in Ezekiel 40--48. Revelation 7, 1-4 is linked to Ezekiel 7,2 and 9, 4-6;Revelation 21, 15-16 uses Ezekiel 40, 3-5. Among the Apostolic Fathers, Ezekiel is the least cited of the prophets; in one count he is cited nine times in contrast to Isaiah, who is cited fifty-four times.
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