Hebrews 4:2 Cross References

Hebrews 4:2

2: For this Good News--that God has prepared a place of rest--has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn't believe what God told them.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. And we will never stop thanking God that when we preached his message to you, you didn't think of the words we spoke as being just our own. You accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it was. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

Romans 10:16

  1. But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
  2. Yet faith comes from listening to this message of good news--the Good News about Christ.

Hebrews 11:6

  1. 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.

1 Timothy 4:8

  1. Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next.

Hebrews 3:12

  1. Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

  1. For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know that the way we lived among you was further proof of the truth of our message.

1 Corinthians 13:3

  1. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.

James 1:21

  1. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.

Acts 3:26

  1. When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways."

Hebrews 3:18

  1. And to whom was God speaking when he vowed that they would never enter his place of rest? He was speaking to those who disobeyed him.
  2. So we see that they were not allowed to enter his rest because of their unbelief.

Romans 2:25

  1. The Jewish ceremony of circumcision is worth something only if you obey God's law. But if you don't obey God's law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.

Hebrews 4:6

  1. So God's rest is there for people to enter. But those who formerly heard the Good News failed to enter because they disobeyed God.

Galatians 3:8

  1. What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would accept the Gentiles, too, on the basis of their faith. God promised this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, "All nations will be blessed through you."

2 Thessalonians 2:12

  1. Then they will be condemned for not believing the truth and for enjoying the evil they do.
  2. As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.

Acts 13:46

  1. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, "It was necessary that this Good News from God be given first to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life--well, we will offer it to Gentiles.

Galatians 4:13

  1. Surely you remember that I was sick when I first brought you the Good News of Christ.

1 Peter 1:12

  1. They were told that these things would not happen during their lifetime, but many years later, during yours. And now this Good News has been announced by those who preached to you in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
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