Hebrews 12:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

Cross References

Job 12:10

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all flesh of man.

Exodus 20:12

Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.

Isaiah 38:16

O Lord, for this cause I am waiting for you, give rest to my spirit: make me well again, and let me come back to life.

Isaiah 42:5

God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:

Isaiah 45:10

Cursed is he who says to a father, To what are you giving life? or to a woman, What are you in birth-pains with?

Isaiah 57:16

For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.

Ezekiel 22:7

In you they have had no respect for father and mother; in you they have been cruel to the man from a strange land; in you they have done wrong to the child without a father and to the widow.

Leviticus 19:3

Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

Zechariah 12:1

The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

Malachi 1:6

A son gives honour to his father, and a servant has fear of his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is the fear of me? says the Lord of armies to you, O priests, who give no value to my name. And you say, How have we not given value to your name?

Numbers 16:22

Then falling down on their faces they said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, because of one man's sin will your wrath be moved against all the people?

Numbers 27:16

Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,

Luke 18:2

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

Luke 18:4

And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

John 3:6

That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.

Acts 2:30

But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

Romans 1:3

About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,

Romans 9:3

For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

Romans 9:5

Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

Deuteronomy 27:16

Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

James 4:10

Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

James 4:7

For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

1 Peter 5:6

For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;

Revelation 22:6

And he said to me, These words are certain and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to make clear to his servants the things which are now to come about.