Hebrews 12:23

World English Bible (2000)

to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 4:22 : 22 You shall tell Pharaoh, 'Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
  • Luke 10:20 : 20 Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
  • Ps 94:2 : 2 Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"
  • Heb 6:10-12 : 10 For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them. 11 We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end, 12 that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
  • Heb 11:40 : 40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
  • Eph 1:22 : 22 He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
  • Eph 5:24-27 : 24 But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; 26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, 27 that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
  • Phil 1:21-23 : 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don't know what I will choose. 23 But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
  • Phil 3:12-21 : 12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers, I don't regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule. Let us be of the same mind. 17 Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example. 18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things. 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; 21 who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
  • Phil 4:3 : 3 Yes, I beg you also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
  • Col 1:12 : 12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
  • Col 1:24 : 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the assembly;
  • 2 Thess 1:5-7 : 5 This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you also suffer. 6 Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
  • 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 (but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
  • Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
  • Rev 7:14-17 : 14 I told him, "My lord, you know." He said to me, "These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb's blood. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them. 16 They will never be hungry, neither thirsty any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
  • Rev 13:8 : 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
  • Rev 14:4 : 4 These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
  • Rev 20:15 : 15 If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
  • Heb 9:27 : 27 Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,
  • Heb 11:4 : 4 By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
  • Ps 96:13 : 13 before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
  • Ps 98:9 : 9 Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
  • Ps 111:1 : 1 Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
  • Eccl 12:7 : 7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
  • Jer 31:9 : 9 They shall come with weeping; and with petitions will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
  • Matt 25:31-34 : 31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
  • John 5:27 : 27 He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
  • 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
  • 1 Cor 15:49 : 49 As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let's also bear the image of the heavenly.
  • 1 Cor 15:54 : 54 But when this corruptible will have put on incorruption, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
  • Exod 13:2 : 2 "Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."
  • Exod 32:32 : 32 Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written."
  • Deut 21:17 : 17 but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
  • Ps 50:5-6 : 5 "Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." 6 The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
  • Ps 69:28 : 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
  • Ps 89:7 : 7 a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
  • Ps 89:27 : 27 I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Heb 12:22
    80%

    22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,

  • Heb 12:24
    72%

    24 to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

  • Heb 13:20-21
    2 verses
    69%

    20 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,

    21 make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

  • Heb 1:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13 But which of the angels has he told at any time, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?"

    14 Aren't they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

  • Heb 8:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

    2 a servant of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

  • Heb 2:10-12
    3 verses
    68%

    10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

    11 For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

    12 saying, "I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."

  • Heb 3:1
    68%

    1 Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus;

  • Heb 1:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6 Again, when he brings in the firstborn into the world he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him."

    7 Of the angels he says, "Who makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire."

  • Heb 9:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23 It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

    24 For Christ hasn't entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

  • Heb 11:13
    67%

    13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • Heb 10:21
    67%

    21 and having a great priest over the house of God,

  • Heb 11:40
    67%

    40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

  • 1 Pet 3:22
    67%

    22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

  • Heb 9:11
    67%

    11 But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

  • Heb 6:20
    67%

    20 where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 10:14-15
    2 verses
    66%

    14 For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

    15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,

  • Heb 10:19
    66%

    19 Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

  • 1 Pet 1:4
    66%

    4 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

  • Heb 12:1-2
    2 verses
    66%

    1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

    2 looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  • Heb 7:26
    66%

    26 For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

  • 2 Cor 7:1
    66%

    1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  • 1 Pet 1:17
    66%

    17 If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:

  • Heb 4:14
    66%

    14 Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.

  • Heb 11:16
    66%

    16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

  • Heb 7:19
    66%

    19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

  • Jude 1:24
    66%

    24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

  • Heb 6:1-2
    2 verses
    66%

    1 Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

    2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

  • Heb 2:2
    66%

    2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense;

  • Phil 3:15
    65%

    15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

  • Heb 6:4-5
    2 verses
    65%

    4 For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

    5 and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

  • Heb 9:8
    65%

    8 The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn't yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;

  • Heb 13:14
    65%

    14 For we don't have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.

  • Heb 12:9
    65%

    9 Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

  • Heb 12:27
    65%

    27 This phrase, "Yet once more," signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

  • Heb 12:18
    65%

    18 For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,

  • Heb 1:2
    65%

    2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.

  • 1 Pet 4:6
    65%

    6 For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit.

  • Heb 12:14
    65%

    14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

  • Heb 5:10
    65%

    10 named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.