Hebrews 4:2

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For we have also received the good news, just as they did. But the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not united with faith in those who heard it.

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  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
  • Heb 4:6 : 6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had the good news proclaimed to them did not enter because of disobedience,
  • Heb 11:6 : 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 Therefore, rid yourselves of all moral filth and the excess of evil, and humbly accept the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.
  • Heb 3:12 : 12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
  • Heb 3:18-19 : 18 And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter because of their unbelief.
  • 2 Thess 2:12-13 : 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged. 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth.
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 When God raised up His servant, Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.'
  • Rom 2:25 : 25 Circumcision indeed has value if you obey the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
  • Rom 10:16-17 : 16 But not all have obeyed the Gospel. For Isaiah says, 'Lord, who has believed our message?' 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of God.
  • 1 Cor 13:3 : 3 If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'
  • Gal 4:13 : 13 You know that it was because of a weakness in my flesh that I first preached the gospel to you.
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake.

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  • Heb 4:5-6
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    5And again, in the same passage, "They shall not enter My rest."

    6Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had the good news proclaimed to them did not enter because of disobedience,

  • Heb 4:1
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    1Therefore, let us be cautious lest any of you seem to have fallen short of the promise of entering His rest.

  • Rom 10:16-18
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    16But not all have obeyed the Gospel. For Isaiah says, 'Lord, who has believed our message?'

    17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of God.

    18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: 'Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.'

  • Heb 4:3
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    3For we who have believed are entering that rest, just as He said, "As I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest,'" even though His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

  • Heb 11:39-40
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    39And all of these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised.

    40Since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

  • Heb 3:18-19
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    18And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed?

    19So we see that they were not able to enter because of their unbelief.

  • Heb 2:1-3
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    1Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.

    2For if the message spoken through angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,

    3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first declared by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.

  • Heb 4:10-11
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    10For the one who has entered His rest has also rested from his own works, just as God did from His.

    11Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.

  • Rom 10:14
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    14How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?

  • Rom 15:21
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    21Rather, as it is written: 'Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.'

  • Heb 11:2
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    2For by it the ancients were commended.

  • Rom 3:3
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    3What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify the faithfulness of God?

  • Jas 2:14
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    14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

  • 1 Pet 4:6
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    6For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they may be judged according to human standards in the body but live according to God in the spirit.

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.

  • Rom 9:30
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    30What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake.

  • 2 Tim 2:14
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    14Keep reminding them of these things, and solemnly warn them before God not to quarrel about words. Such arguments are useless and lead to the ruin of those who listen.

  • Rom 10:8
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    8But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the message of faith that we proclaim):

  • Jas 2:17
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    17In the same way, faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

  • Rom 4:14
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    14For if those who are of the law inherit, faith is made void, and the promise is nullified.

  • Mark 4:17
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    17But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.

  • Heb 6:4-5
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    4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,

    5and who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age,

  • 2 Cor 4:3
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    3Even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

  • Heb 13:9
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    9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.

  • 2 Cor 4:13
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    13Since we have the same spirit of faith in accordance with what is written: 'I believed, therefore I spoke,' we also believe and therefore speak.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

  • Isa 28:12
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    12To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen.

  • Mark 4:12
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    12"So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

  • Gal 3:4-5
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    4Did you suffer so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing?

    5Does God supply the Spirit to you and work miracles among you by works of the law or by hearing with faith?

  • Matt 13:14
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    14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

  • Heb 3:7
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    7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you hear his voice,

  • Acts 14:7
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    7There they continued preaching the good news.

  • Heb 3:15
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    15As it is said: 'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.'

  • Heb 3:12
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    12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

  • 2 Cor 10:14
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    14We are not overextending ourselves, as though we had not reached you. For we were the first to come to you with the gospel of Christ.

  • Heb 5:11
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    11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you have become dull in hearing.

  • Heb 11:13
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    13All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • Rom 11:30
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    30Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

  • Acts 28:26
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    26'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."'