Hebrews 12:1 Cross References

Hebrews 12:1

1: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.

2 Timothy 4:7

  1. I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.

1 Corinthians 9:24

  1. Remember that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will win.
  2. All athletes practice strict self-control. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
  3. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I am not like a boxer who misses his punches.
  4. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

Philippians 2:16

  1. Hold tightly to the word of life, so that when Christ returns, I will be proud that I did not lose the race and that my work was not useless.

Luke 21:34

  1. "Watch out! Don't let me find you living in careless ease and drunkenness, and filled with the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware,

Hebrews 10:35

  1. Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you!
  2. Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
  3. "For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.
  4. And a righteous person will live by faith. But I will have no pleasure in anyone who turns away."
  5. But we are not like those who turn their backs on God and seal their fate. We have faith that assures our salvation.

Philippians 3:10

  1. As a result, I can really know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I can learn what it means to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
  2. so that, somehow, I can experience the resurrection from the dead!
  3. I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be.
  4. No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
  5. I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

Galatians 5:7

  1. You were getting along so well. Who has interfered with you to hold you back from following the truth?

Colossians 3:5

  1. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires. Don't be greedy for the good things of this life, for that is idolatry.
  2. God's terrible anger will come upon those who do such things.
  3. You used to do them when your life was still part of this world.
  4. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

Romans 12:12

  1. Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.

1 Peter 2:1

  1. So get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit. Don't just pretend to be good! Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing.

Ephesians 4:22

  1. throw off your old evil nature and your former way of life, which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception.
  2. Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes.
  3. You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God's likeness--righteous, holy, and true.

2 Corinthians 7:1

  1. Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete purity because we fear God.

Romans 13:11

  1. Another reason for right living is that you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  2. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So don't live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.
  3. We should be decent and true in everything we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy.
  4. But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don't think of ways to indulge your evil desires.

Romans 5:3

  1. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure.
  2. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.
  3. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

James 5:7

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen.
  2. You, too, must be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
  3. Don't grumble about each other, my brothers and sisters, or God will judge you. For look! The great Judge is coming. He is standing at the door!
  4. For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
  5. We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. Job is an example of a man who endured patiently. From his experience we see how the Lord's plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy.

2 Timothy 2:4

  1. And as Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army.

James 1:3

  1. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

Hebrews 6:15

  1. Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.

1 John 2:15

  1. Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you.
  2. For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not from the Father. They are from this evil world.

Romans 2:7

  1. He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

Matthew 24:13

  1. But those who endure to the end will be saved.

Matthew 10:22

  1. And everyone will hate you because of your allegiance to me. But those who endure to the end will be saved.

Luke 8:14

  1. The thorny ground represents those who hear and accept the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.
  2. But the good soil represents honest, good-hearted people who hear God's message, cling to it, and steadily produce a huge harvest.

Romans 8:24

  1. Now that we are saved, we eagerly look forward to this freedom. For if you already have something, you don't need to hope for it.
  2. But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently.

2 Peter 1:6

  1. Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.

Revelation 3:10

  1. "Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.

Matthew 10:37

  1. If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.
  2. If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.

Luke 12:15

  1. Then he said, "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own."

1 Peter 5:12

  1. I have written this short letter to you with the help of Silas, whom I consider a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that the grace of God is with you no matter what happens.

Luke 14:26

  1. "If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
  2. And you cannot be my disciple if you do not carry your own cross and follow me.
  3. "But don't begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first getting estimates and then checking to see if there is enough money to pay the bills?
  4. Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of funds. And then how everyone would laugh at you!
  5. They would say, 'There's the person who started that building and ran out of money before it was finished!'

1 Peter 4:2

  1. And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.

Revelation 22:16

  1. "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star."

Luke 18:22

  1. "There is still one thing you lack," Jesus said. "Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
  2. But when the man heard this, he became sad because he was very rich.
  3. Jesus watched him go and then said to his disciples, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the Kingdom of God!
  4. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Revelation 13:10

  1. The people who are destined for prison will be arrested and taken away. Those who are destined for death will be killed. But do not be dismayed, for here is your opportunity to have endurance and faith.

Isaiah 60:8

  1. "And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, like doves to their nests?

John 3:32

  1. He tells what he has seen and heard, but how few believe what he tells them!

1 Timothy 6:9

  1. But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
  2. For the love of money is at the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Revelation 1:9

  1. I am John, your brother. In Jesus we are partners in suffering and in the Kingdom and in patient endurance. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and speaking about Jesus.

Hebrews 11:2

  1. God gave his approval to people in days of old because of their faith.
  2. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
  3. It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. God accepted Abel's offering to show that he was a righteous man. And although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us because of his faith.
  4. It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying--"suddenly he disappeared because God took him." But before he was taken up, he was approved as pleasing to God.
  5. So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that there is a God and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Luke 9:59

  1. He said to another person, "Come, be my disciple." The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."
  2. Jesus replied, "Let those who are spiritually dead care for their own dead. Your duty is to go and preach the coming of the Kingdom of God."
  3. Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family."
  4. But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."

Luke 16:28

  1. For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them about this place of torment so they won't have to come here when they die.'

Psalms 18:23

  1. I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.

Ezekiel 38:16

  1. and you will cover the land like a cloud. This will happen in the distant future. I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you. Then all the nations will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 38:9

  1. You and all your allies--a vast and awesome horde--will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud.

John 4:39

  1. Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, "He told me everything I ever did!"

John 4:44

  1. He had previously said, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own country."
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