Hebrews 3:18

New Century Version

And to whom was God talking when he promised that they would never enter his rest? He was talking to those who did not obey him.

Cross References

Psalm 78:22

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

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 14:23

So not one of them will see the land I promised to their ancestors. No one who rejected me will see that land.

Numbers 14:30

Not one of you will enter the land where I promised you would live; only Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun will go in.

Numbers 14:37

The men who gave a very bad report died; the Lord killed them with a terrible sickness.

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.”

John 3:36

Those who believe in the Son have eternal life, but those who do not obey the Son will never have life. God’s anger stays on them.”

Romans 11:30

At one time you refused to obey God. But now you have received mercy, because those people refused to obey.

Deuteronomy 9:23

Then the Lord sent you away from Kadesh Barnea and said, “Go up and take the land I have given you.” But you rejected the command of the Lord your God. You did not trust him or obey him.

Hebrews 3:11

I was angry and made a promise, ‘They will never enter my rest.’ ”

Hebrews 4:11

Let us try as hard as we can to enter God’s rest so that no one will fail by following the example of those who refused to obey.

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.