Hebrews 12:23 Cross References
Hebrews 12:23
23: You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of the redeemed in heaven who have now been made perfect.
James 1:18
- In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession.
Luke 10:20
- But don't rejoice just because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered as citizens of heaven."
Psalms 94:2
- Arise, O judge of the earth. Sentence the proud to the penalties they deserve.
Genesis 18:25
- Surely you wouldn't do such a thing, destroying the innocent with the guilty. Why, you would be treating the innocent and the guilty exactly the same! Surely you wouldn't do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?"
Exodus 4:22
- Then you will tell him, `This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son.
Hebrews 9:27
- And just as it is destined that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment,
Hebrews 11:40
- For God had far better things in mind for us that would also benefit them, for they can't receive the prize at the end of the race until we finish the race.
2 Thessalonians 1:5
- But God will use this persecution to show his justice. For he will make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering,
- and in his justice he will punish those who persecute you.
- And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,
Revelation 20:15
- And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 13:8
- And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life, which belongs to the Lamb who was killed before the world was made.
Revelation 7:14
- And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.
- That is why they are standing in front of the throne of God, serving him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will live among them and shelter them.
- They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and they will be fully protected from the scorching noontime heat.
- For the Lamb who stands in front of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away all their tears."
Hebrews 6:10
- For God is not unfair. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other Christians, as you still do.
- Our great desire is that you will keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.
- Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and patience.
Revelation 14:4
- For they are spiritually undefiled, pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb.
Psalms 96:13
- before the LORD! For the LORD is coming! He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and all the nations with his truth.
Ephesians 1:22
- And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of the church.
Exodus 13:2
- "Dedicate to me all the firstborn sons of Israel and every firstborn male animal. They are mine."
Psalms 98:9
- before the LORD. For the LORD is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.
Hebrews 11:4
- 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.
1 Timothy 3:5
- For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?
Matthew 25:31
- "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
- All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate them as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.
- Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
1 Peter 2:23
- He did not retaliate when he was insulted. When he suffered, he did not threaten to get even. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.
John 5:27
- And he has given him authority to judge all mankind because he is the Son of Man.
Ephesians 5:24
- As the church submits to Christ, so you wives must submit to your husbands in everything.
- And you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church. He gave up his life for her
- to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word.
- He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
Colossians 1:12
- always thanking the Father, who has enabled you to share the inheritance that belongs to God's holy people, who live in the light.
Colossians 1:24
- I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am completing what remains of Christ's sufferings for his body, the church.
Acts 20:28
- "And now beware! Be sure that you feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his blood--over whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.
Psalms 50:5
- "Bring my faithful people to me--those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices."
- Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge.
1 Corinthians 15:49
- Just as we are now like Adam, the man of the earth, so we will someday be like Christ, the man from heaven.
Philippians 1:21
- For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better.
- Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.
- I'm torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and sometimes I long to go and be with Christ. That would be far better for me,
2 Corinthians 5:8
- Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
- For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
1 Corinthians 15:54
- When this happens--when our perishable earthly bodies have been transformed into heavenly bodies that will never die--then at last the Scriptures will come true: "Death is swallowed up in victory.
Philippians 3:12
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.
- I hope all of you who are mature Christians will agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.
- But we must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already.
1 Corinthians 13:12
- Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me now.
Psalms 89:7
- The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than those who surround his throne.
Psalms 89:27
- I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth.
Psalms 111:1
- Praise the LORD! I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with his godly people.
Psalms 69:28
- Erase their names from the Book of Life; don't let them be counted among the righteous.
Jeremiah 31:9
- Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and not stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.
Deuteronomy 21:17
- He must give the customary double portion to his oldest son, who represents the strength of his father's manhood and who owns the rights of the firstborn son, even though he is the son of the wife his father does not love.
Philippians 4:3
- And I ask you, my true teammate, to help these women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. And they worked with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.
Exodus 32:32
- But now, please forgive their sin--and if not, then blot me out of the record you are keeping."