Hebrews 4:6

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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.

Cross References

Isaiah 65:15

Your name will be used as a curse by my chosen ones. The Almighty Lord will kill you and call his servants by another name.

Numbers 14:12

I’ll strike them with a plague, I’ll destroy them, and I’ll make you into a nation larger and stronger than they are.”

Numbers 14:31

You said your children would be taken as prisoners of war. Instead, I will bring them into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it.

Matthew 21:43

That is why I can guarantee that God’s kingdom will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce what God wants.

Acts 28:28

“You need to know that God has sent his salvation to people who are not Jews. They will listen.”

1 Corinthians 7:29

This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time has been shortened. While it lasts, those who are married should live as though they were not.

Galatians 3:8

Scripture saw ahead of time that God would give his approval to non-Jewish people who have faith. So Scripture announced the Good News to Abraham ahead of time when it said, “Through you all the people of the world will be blessed.”

Hebrews 4:11

So we must make every effort to enter that place of rest. Then no one will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey.

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 4:9

Therefore, a time of eternal rest exists for God’s people.