Hebrews 11:6

God's Word

No one can please God without faith. Whoever goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Cross References

Genesis 15:1

Later the Lord spoke his word to Abram in a vision. He said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, learn to know your father’s God. Serve the Lord wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought ⌞we have⌟. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.

Job 21:14

But they say to God, ‘Leave us alone. We don’t want to know your ways.

Psalm 106:24

They refused ⌞to enter⌟ the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said.

Psalm 119:10

I wholeheartedly searched for you. Do not let me wander away from your commandments.

Psalm 58:11

Then people will say, “Righteous people certainly have a reward. There is a God who judges on earth.”

Psalm 73:28

Being united with God is my highest good. I have made the Almighty Lord my refuge so that I may report everything that he has done.

Psalm 78:22

because they did not believe God or trust him to save them.

Psalm 78:32

In spite of all this, they continued to sin, and they no longer believed in his miracles.

Proverbs 11:18

A wicked person earns dishonest wages, but whoever spreads righteousness earns honest pay.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me.

Isaiah 55:3

Open your ears, and come to me! Listen so that you may live! I will make an everlasting promise  to you— the blessings I promised to David.

Isaiah 7:9

The capital of Ephraim is Samaria, and the leader of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you don’t remain faithful, you won’t remain standing.”

Jeremiah 2:31

“Consider the Lord’s word, people of this generation. Haven’t I been a desert, a land of thick darkness, for Israel? Why do my people say that they are free to wander around and no longer come to me?

Numbers 14:11

The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to trust me in spite of all the miraculous signs I have done among them?

Numbers 20:12

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “You didn’t trust me! You didn’t show the Israelites how holy I am! So you will not bring this congregation into the land I’m giving them.”

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, this is what pleased you.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven! The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.

Matthew 6:16

“When you fast, stop looking sad like hypocrites. They put on sad faces to make it obvious that they’re fasting. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Matthew 6:33

But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so that everyone can see them. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Mark 16:17

“These are the miraculous signs that will accompany believers: They will use the power and authority of my name to force demons out of people. They will speak new languages.

Luke 12:31

Rather, be concerned about his kingdom. Then these things will be provided for you.

Luke 6:35

Rather, love your enemies, help them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then you will have a great reward. You will be the children of the Most High God. After all, he is kind to unthankful and evil people.

John 14:6

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.

John 8:24

For this reason I told you that you’ll die because of your sins. If you don’t believe that I am the one, you’ll die because of your sins.”

Romans 10:14

But how can people call on him if they have not believed in him? How can they believe in him if they have not heard his message? How can they hear if no one tells ⌞the Good News⌟?

Galatians 5:6

As far as our relationship to Christ Jesus is concerned, it doesn’t matter whether we are circumcised or not. But what matters is a faith that expresses itself through love.

Hebrews 11:26

He thought that being insulted for Christ would be better than having the treasures of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward.

Hebrews 3:12

Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you ever develop a wicked, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

Hebrews 4:2

We have heard the same Good News that your ancestors heard. But the message didn’t help those who heard it in the past because they didn’t believe.

Hebrews 4:6

However, some people enter that place of rest. Those who heard the Good News in the past did not enter God’s place of rest because they did not obey God.

Hebrews 7:19

Moses’ Teachings couldn’t accomplish everything that God required. But we have something else that gives us greater confidence and allows us to approach God.

Hebrews 7:25

That is why he is always able to save those who come to God through him. He can do this because he always lives and intercedes for them.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers and sisters, use more effort to make God’s calling and choosing of you secure. If you keep doing this, you will never fall away.

2 Peter 1:5

Because of this, make every effort to add integrity to your faith; and to integrity add knowledge;

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, dear friends, with this to look forward to, make every effort to have him find you at peace, without ⌞spiritual⌟ stains or blemishes.

Revelation 21:8

But cowardly, unfaithful, and detestable people, murderers, sexual sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Ruth 2:12

May the Lord reward you for what you have done! May you receive a rich reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose protection you have come for shelter.”