Hebrews 13:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I pray that God will make you ready to obey him and that you will always be eager to do right. May Jesus help you do what pleases God. To Jesus Christ be glory for ever and ever! Amen.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:12

God also made everyone in Judah eager to do what Hezekiah and his officials had commanded.

Psalm 138:8

You, LORD, will always treat me with kindness. Your love never fails. You have made us what we are. Don't give up on us now!

Matthew 12:50

Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother.”

Matthew 21:31

Which one of the sons obeyed his father? “The elder one,” the chief priests and leaders answered. Then Jesus told them: You can be sure that tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you ever will!

Matthew 28:20

and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from being tempted and protect us from evil.

Matthew 7:21

Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in.

John 17:23

I am one with them, and you are one with me, so that they may become completely one. Then this world's people will know that you sent me. They will know that you love my followers as much as you love me.

John 7:17

If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me.

Romans 11:36

Everything comes from the Lord. All things were made because of him and will return to him. Praise the Lord for ever! Amen.

Romans 16:27

And now, because of Jesus Christ, we can praise the only wise God for ever! Amen.

2 Corinthians 9:8

God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others.

Galatians 1:5

God will be given glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 2:10

God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

Ephesians 2:18

And because of Christ, all of us can come to the Father by the same Spirit.

Deuteronomy 32:4

The LORD is a mighty rock, and he never does wrong. God can always be trusted to bring justice.

Philippians 1:11

Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.

Philippians 2:11

And to the glory of God the Father everyone will openly agree, “Jesus Christ is Lord!”

Philippians 2:13

God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him.

Philippians 4:13

Christ gives me the strength to face anything.

Philippians 4:18

I have been paid back everything, and with interest. I am completely satisfied with the gifts that you asked Epaphroditus to bring me. They are like a sweet-smelling offering or like the right kind of sacrifice that pleases God.

Colossians 3:17

Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.

Colossians 3:20

Children must always obey their parents. This pleases the Lord.

Colossians 4:12

Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

And when our Lord comes with all his people, I pray that he will make your hearts pure and innocent in the sight of God the Father.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

God wants you to be holy, so don't be immoral in matters of sex.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

2 Thessalonians 2:17

will encourage you and help you always to do and say the right thing.

1 Timothy 1:17

I pray that honour and glory will always be given to the only God, who lives for ever and is the invisible and eternal King! Amen.

1 Timothy 5:10

She must also be well known for doing all sorts of good things, such as raising children, giving food to strangers, welcoming God's people into her home, helping people in need, and always making herself useful.

1 Timothy 6:16

Only God lives for ever! And he lives in light that no one can come near. No human has ever seen God or ever can see him. God will be honoured, and his power will last for ever. Amen.

2 Timothy 3:17

The Scriptures train God's servants to do all kinds of good deeds.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will always keep me from being harmed by evil, and he will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. Praise him for ever and ever! Amen.

Hebrews 10:36

Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised.

Hebrews 12:23

Here you will find all God's dearest children, whose names are written in heaven. And you will find God himself, who judges everyone. Here also are the spirits of those good people who have been made perfect.

Hebrews 12:28

We should be grateful that we were given a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And in this kingdom we please God by worshipping him and by showing him great honour and respect.

Hebrews 13:16

But don't forget to help others and to share your possessions with them. This too is like offering a sacrifice that pleases God.

1 Peter 2:5

And now you are living stones that are being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

1 Peter 4:2

It means you have turned from your own desires and want to obey God for the rest of your life.

2 Peter 3:18

Let the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now and for ever! Amen.

1 John 2:17

The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live for ever.

1 John 3:22

He will give us whatever we ask, because we obey him and do what pleases him.

Revelation 4:6

Also in front of the throne was something that looked like a glass sea, clear as crystal. Around the throne in the centre were four living creatures covered front and back with eyes.

Revelation 5:13

Then I heard all beings in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea offer praise. Together, all of them were saying, “Praise, honour, glory, and strength for ever and ever to the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!”

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.