Hebrews 12:17 Cross References
Hebrews 12:17
17: And afterward, when he wanted his father's blessing, he was rejected. It was too late for repentance, even though he wept bitter tears.
Matthew 25:11
- Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, 'Sir, open the door for us!'
- But he called back, 'I don't know you!'
Genesis 27:30
- As soon as Isaac had blessed Jacob, and almost before Jacob had left his father, Esau returned from his hunting trip.
- Esau prepared his father's favorite meat dish and brought it to him. Then he said, "I'm back, Father, and I have the wild game. Sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing."
- But Isaac asked him, "Who are you?Why, it's me, of course!" he replied. "It's Esau, your older son."
- Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, "Then who was it that just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him with an irrevocable blessing before you came."
- When Esau understood, he let out a loud and bitter cry. "O my father, bless me, too!" he begged.
Hebrews 6:8
- But if a field bears thistles and thorns, it is useless. The farmer will condemn that field and burn it.
Luke 13:24
- "The door to heaven is narrow. Work hard to get in, because many will try to enter,
- but when the head of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. Then you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us!' But he will reply, 'I do not know you.'
- You will say, 'But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
- And he will reply, 'I tell you, I don't know you. Go away, all you who do evil.'
Proverbs 1:24
- "I called you so often, but you didn't come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
- You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.
- So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you--
- when calamity overcomes you like a storm, when you are engulfed by trouble, and when anguish and distress overwhelm you.
- "I will not answer when they cry for help. Even though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
Hebrews 10:26
- Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins.
- There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.
- Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.
Hebrews 6:4
- For it is impossible to restore to repentance those who were once enlightened--those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,
- who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come--
- and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people to repentance again because they are nailing the Son of God to the cross again by rejecting him, holding him up to public shame.
Matthew 7:23
- But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Go away; the things you did were unauthorized. '
Jeremiah 6:30
- I will label them `Rejected Silver' because I, the LORD, am discarding them."