Hebrews 4:1

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God’s Promised Rest Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

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  • Heb 12:15 : 15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through it many become defiled.
  • Heb 4:9 : 9 Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
  • Prov 28:14 : 14 Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil.
  • Rom 3:3-4 : 3 What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written:“so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”
  • Heb 4:11 : 11 Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
  • Heb 4:3-5 : 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,“As I swore in my anger,‘They will never enter my rest!’” And yet God’s works were accomplished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way:“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,” 5 but to repeat the text cited earlier:“They will never enter my rest!”
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?
  • Rom 3:23 : 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
  • Rom 11:20 : 20 Granted! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!
  • 1 Cor 9:26-27 : 26 So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air. 27 Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.
  • 1 Cor 10:12 : 12 So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.
  • 2 Tim 2:13 : 13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
  • Heb 2:1-3 : 1 Warning Against Drifting Away Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
  • Heb 3:11 : 11 “As I swore in my anger,‘They will never enter my rest!’”
  • Matt 7:21-23 : 21 Judgment of Pretenders“Not everyone who says to me,‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven– only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 On that day, many will say to me,‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them,‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
  • Matt 7:26-27 : 26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed– it was utterly destroyed!”
  • Luke 12:45-46 : 45 But if that slave should say to himself,‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk, 46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
  • Luke 13:25-30 : 25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’ 26 Then you will begin to say,‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ 27 But he will reply,‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’ 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out. 29 Then people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and take their places at the banquet table in the kingdom of God. 30 But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
  • Matt 24:48-25:3 : 48 But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards, 50 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, 51 and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 1 The Parable of the Ten Virgins“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise. 3 When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
  • Num 14:34 : 34 According to the number of the days you have investigated this land, forty days– one day for a year– you will suffer for your iniquities, forty years, and you will know what it means to thwart me.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 4:2-11
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    2For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.

    3For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,“As I swore in my anger,‘They will never enter my rest!’” And yet God’s works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.

    4For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way:“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,”

    5but to repeat the text cited earlier:“They will never enter my rest!”

    6Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

    7So God again ordains a certain day,“Today,” speaking through David after so long a time, as in the words quoted before,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts.”

    8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken afterward about another day.

    9Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.

    10For the one who enters God’s rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

    11Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

  • Heb 3:11-15
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    11“As I swore in my anger,‘They will never enter my rest!’”

    12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

    13But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called“Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.

    14For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.

    15As it says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

  • Heb 3:18-19
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    18And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

    19So we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.

  • Heb 2:1-3
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    1Warning Against Drifting Away Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

    2For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,

    3how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

  • Heb 10:31
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    31It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

  • 1 Cor 10:12
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    12So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

  • Heb 12:14-15
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    14Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

    15See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through it many become defiled.

  • Heb 4:16
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    16Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

  • Heb 3:7
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    7Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!

  • 2 Cor 7:1
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    1Self-Purification Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

  • Ps 95:11
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    11So I made a vow in my anger,‘They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.’”

  • Heb 12:28
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    28So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.

  • Deut 12:9
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    9for you have not yet come to the final stop and inheritance the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Heb 6:11-12
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    11But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

    12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

  • Heb 10:23-25
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    23And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

    24And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,

    25not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.

  • Heb 4:14
    70%

    14Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

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

    40For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.

  • Gal 4:11
    69%

    11I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

  • Acts 13:40
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    40Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:

  • 1 Pet 1:17
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    17And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.

  • Heb 10:27
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    27but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God’s enemies.

  • Heb 13:6
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    6So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”

  • Josh 22:24
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    24We swear we have done this because we were worried that in the future your descendants would say to our descendants,‘What relationship do you have with the LORD God of Israel?

  • 1 Thess 5:6
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    6So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

  • Deut 1:29
    68%

    29So I responded to you,“Do not be terrified of them!

  • Heb 10:36
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    36For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.

  • Heb 12:25
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    25Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

  • 2 John 1:8
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    8Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

  • Heb 10:19
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    19Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,