Hebrews 11:6

New Century Version

Without faith no one can please God. Anyone who comes to God must believe that he is real and that he rewards those who truly want to find him.

Cross References

Genesis 15:1

After these things happened, the Lord spoke his word to Abram in a vision: “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you, and I will give you a great reward.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the Lord knows what is in everyone’s mind. He understands everything you think. If you go to him for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you forever.

Job 21:14

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

Psalm 106:24

Then they refused to go into the beautiful land of Canaan; they did not believe what God promised.

Psalm 119:10

With all my heart I try to obey you. Don’t let me break your commands.

Psalm 58:11

Then people will say, “There really are rewards for doing what is right. There really is a God who judges the world.”

Psalm 73:28

But I am close to God, and that is good. The Lord God is my protection. I will tell all that you have done.

Psalm 78:22

They had not believed God and had not trusted him to save them.

Psalm 78:32

But they kept on sinning; they did not believe even with the miracles.

Proverbs 11:18

An evil person really earns nothing, but a good person will surely be rewarded.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Isaiah 55:3

Come to me and listen; listen to me so you may live. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever. I will give you the blessings I promised to David.

Isaiah 7:9

Israel is led by the city of Samaria, and Samaria is led by its weak king, the son of Remaliah. If your faith is not strong, you will not have strength enough to last.’ ”

Jeremiah 2:31

“People of Judah, pay attention to the word of the Lord: Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel or like a dark and dangerous land? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to wander. We won’t come to you anymore’?

Numbers 14:11

The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people ignore me? How long will they not believe me in spite of the miracles I have done among them?

Numbers 20:12

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe me, and because you did not honor me as holy before the people, you will not lead them into the land I will give them.”

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, this is what you really wanted.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did the same evil things to the prophets who lived before you.

Matthew 6:16

“When you fast, don’t put on a sad face like the hypocrites. They make their faces look sad to show people they are fasting. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward.

Matthew 6:33

Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well.

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites. They love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners and pray so people will see them. I tell you the truth, they already have their full reward.

Mark 16:17

And those who believe will be able to do these things as proof: They will use my name to force out demons. They will speak in new languages.

Luke 12:31

But seek God’s kingdom, and all your other needs will be met as well.

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without hoping to get anything back. Then you will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God, because he is kind even to people who are ungrateful and full of sin.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 8:24

So I told you that you would die in your sins. Yes, you will die in your sins if you don’t believe that I am he.”

Romans 10:14

But before people can ask the Lord for help, they must believe in him; and before they can believe in him, they must hear about him; and for them to hear about the Lord, someone must tell them;

Galatians 5:6

When we are in Christ Jesus, it is not important if we are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

Hebrews 11:26

He thought it was better to suffer for the Christ than to have all the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking for God’s reward.

Hebrews 3:12

So brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that will turn you away from the living God.

Hebrews 4:2

The Good News was preached to us just as it was to them. But the teaching they heard did not help them, because they heard it but did not accept it with faith.

Hebrews 4:6

It is still true that some people will enter God’s rest, but those who first heard the way to be saved did not enter, because they did not obey.

Hebrews 7:19

The law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us, and with this hope we can come near to God.

Hebrews 7:25

So he is able always to save those who come to God through him because he always lives, asking God to help them.

2 Peter 1:10

My brothers and sisters, try hard to be certain that you really are called and chosen by God. If you do all these things, you will never fall.

2 Peter 1:5

Because you have these blessings, do your best to add these things to your lives: to your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge;

2 Peter 3:14

Dear friends, since you are waiting for this to happen, do your best to be without sin and without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

Revelation 21:8

But cowards, those who refuse to believe, who do evil things, who kill, who sin sexually, who do evil magic, who worship idols, and who tell lies—all these will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Ruth 2:12

May the Lord reward you for all you have done. May your wages be paid in full by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for shelter.”