Hebrews 4:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.

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  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.
  • Heb 4:6 : 6 So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,
  • Heb 11:6 : 6 And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
  • Heb 3:12 : 12 My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:
  • Heb 3:18-19 : 18 And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders? 19 So we see that they were not able to go in because they had no belief.
  • 2 Thess 2:12-13 : 12 So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil. 13 But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.
  • Rom 2:25 : 25 It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.
  • Rom 10:16-17 : 16 But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word? 17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 13:3 : 3 And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
  • Gal 4:13 : 13 But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 4:5-6
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    5 And in the same place he says again, They will not come into my rest.

    6 So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,

  • Heb 4:1
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    1 Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.

  • Rom 10:16-18
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    16 But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?

    17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

    18 But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

  • Heb 4:3
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    3 For those of us who have belief come into his rest; even as he has said, As I said in my oath when I was angry, They may not come into my rest: though the works were done from the time of the making of the world.

  • Heb 11:39-40
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    39 And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,

    40 Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.

  • Heb 3:18-19
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    18 And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders?

    19 So we see that they were not able to go in because they had no belief.

  • Heb 2:1-3
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    72%

    1 For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.

    2 Because if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God's orders was given its full punishment;

    3 What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

  • Heb 4:10-11
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    10 For the man who comes into his rest has had rest from his works, as God did from his.

    11 Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.

  • Rom 10:14
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    14 But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?

  • Rom 15:21
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    21 But as it is said in the holy Writings, They will see, to whom the news of him had not been given, and those to whose ears it had not come will have knowledge.

  • Heb 11:2
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    2 For by it our fathers had God's approval.

  • Rom 3:3
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    3 And if some have no faith, will that make the faith of God without effect?

  • Jas 2:14
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    14 What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?

  • 1 Pet 4:6
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    6 For this was the reason why the good news of Jesus was given even to the dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but might be living before God in the spirit.

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4 But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

  • Rom 9:30
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    30 What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

  • 2 Tim 2:14
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    14 Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.

  • Rom 10:8
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    8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:

  • Jas 2:17
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    17 Even so faith without works is dead.

  • Rom 4:14
    68%

    14 For if they who are of the law are the people who get the heritage, then faith is made of no use, and the word of God has no power;

  • Mark 4:17
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    17 And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

  • Heb 6:4-5
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    4 As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

    5 With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,

  • 2 Cor 4:3
    68%

    3 But if our good news is veiled, it is veiled from those who are on the way to destruction:

  • Heb 13:9
    68%

    9 Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

  • 2 Cor 4:13
    68%

    13 But having the same spirit of faith, as it is said in the Writings, The words of my mouth came from the faith in my heart; in the same way, our words are the outcome of our faith;

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

  • Isa 28:12
    68%

    12 To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.

  • Mark 4:12
    67%

    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

  • Gal 3:4-5
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    67%

    4 Did you undergo such a number of things to no purpose? if it is in fact to no purpose.

    5 He who gives you the Spirit, and does works of power among you, is it by the works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

  • Matt 13:14
    67%

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • Heb 3:7
    67%

    7 And so, as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you let his voice come to your ears,

  • Acts 14:7
    67%

    7 And went on preaching the good news there.

  • Heb 3:15
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    15 As it is said, Today if you will let his voice come to your ears, be not hard of heart, as when you made him angry.

  • Heb 3:12
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    12 My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

  • 2 Cor 10:14
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    14 For we have no need to make ourselves seem more than we are, as if our authority did not come as far as to you: for we came even as far as you with the good news of Christ:

  • Heb 5:11
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    11 Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.

  • Heb 11:13
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    13 All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.

  • Rom 11:30
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    30 For as you, in time past, were not under the rule of God, but now have got mercy through their turning away,

  • Acts 28:26
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    26 Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: