Hebrews 6:18

New Century Version

These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he makes a promise, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. These things encourage us who came to God for safety. They give us strength to hold on to the hope we have been given.

Cross References

Genesis 19:22

But run there fast, because I cannot destroy Sodom until you are safely in that town.” (That town is named Zoar, because it is little.)

1 Kings 2:28

When Joab heard about what had happened, he was afraid. He had supported Adonijah but not Absalom. So Joab ran to the Tent of the Lord and took hold of the corners of the altar.

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has made a promise and will not change his mind. He said, “You are a priest forever, a priest like Melchizedek.”

Psalm 46:1

God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble.

Psalm 62:8

People, trust God all the time. Tell him all your problems, because God is our protection.Selah

Proverbs 3:18

As a tree produces fruit, wisdom gives life to those who use it, and everyone who uses it will be happy.

Proverbs 4:13

Always remember what you have been taught, and don’t let go of it. Keep all that you have learned; it is the most important thing in life.

Isaiah 27:5

But if anyone comes to me for safety and wants to make peace with me, he should come and make peace with me.”

Isaiah 51:12

The Lord says, “I am the one who comforts you. So why should you be afraid of people, who die? Why should you fear people who die like the grass?

Isaiah 56:4

This is what the Lord says: “The eunuchs should obey the law about the Sabbath and do what I want and keep my agreement.

Isaiah 64:7

No one worships you or even asks you to help us. That is because you have turned away from us and have let our sins destroy us.

Zechariah 9:12

You prisoners who have hope, return to your place of safety. Today I am telling you that I will give you back twice as much as before.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a human being, and he will not lie. He is not a human, and he does not change his mind. What he says he will do, he does. What he promises, he makes come true.

Matthew 24:35

Earth and sky will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed.

Matthew 3:7

Many of the Pharisees and Sadducees came to the place where John was baptizing people. When John saw them, he said, “You are snakes! Who warned you to run away from God’s coming punishment?

Luke 2:25

In Jerusalem lived a man named Simeon who was a good man and godly. He was waiting for the time when God would take away Israel’s sorrow, and the Holy Spirit was in him.

Romans 15:5

May the patience and encouragement that come from God allow you to live in harmony with each other the way Christ Jesus wants.

Romans 3:25

God sent him to die in our place to take away our sins. We receive forgiveness through faith in the blood of Jesus’ death. This showed that God always does what is right and fair, as in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins.

Romans 3:4

No! God will continue to be true even when every person is false. As the Scriptures say: “So you will be shown to be right when you speak, and you will win your case.”

Romans 5:5

And this hope will never disappoint us, because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. He gave us his love through the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to us.

Philippians 2:1

Does your life in Christ give you strength? Does his love comfort you? Do we share together in the spirit? Do you have mercy and kindness?

Colossians 1:23

This will happen if you continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope brought to you by the Good News that you heard. That same Good News has been told to everyone in the world, and I, Paul, help in preaching that Good News.

Colossians 1:27

God decided to let his people know this rich and glorious secret which he has for all people. This secret is Christ himself, who is in you. He is our only hope for glory.

Colossians 1:5

You have this faith and love because of your hope, and what you hope for is kept safe for you in heaven. You learned about this hope when you heard the message about the truth, the Good News

1 Thessalonians 1:10

And you wait for God’s Son, whom God raised from the dead, to come from heaven. He is Jesus, who saves us from God’s angry judgment that is sure to come.

1 Timothy 1:1

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope.

1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight of faith, grabbing hold of the life that continues forever. You were called to have that life when you confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he must be true to who he is.

Titus 1:2

That faith and that knowledge come from the hope for life forever, which God promised to us before time began. And God cannot lie.

Hebrews 11:7

It was by faith that Noah heard God’s warnings about things he could not yet see. He obeyed God and built a large boat to save his family. By his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and he became one of those who are made right with God through faith.

Hebrews 3:11

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

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is faithful as a Son over God’s house. And we are God’s house if we confidently maintain our hope.

Hebrews 6:17

God wanted to prove that his promise was true to those who would get what he promised. And he wanted them to understand clearly that his purposes never change, so he made an oath.

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 7:21

but Christ became a priest with God’s oath. God said: “The Lord has made a promise and will not change his mind. ‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

Joshua 20:3

If a person kills someone accidentally and without meaning to kill him, that person may go to a city of safety to hide. There the killer will be safe from the relative who has the duty of punishing a murderer.

1 John 1:10

If we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar, and we do not accept God’s teaching.

1 John 5:10

Anyone who believes in the Son of God has the truth that God told us. Anyone who does not believe makes God a liar, because that person does not believe what God told us about his Son.

1 Samuel 15:29

The Lord is the Eternal One of Israel. He does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human being, so he does not change his mind.