Romans 11:22

New Century Version

So you see that God is kind and also very strict. He punishes those who stop following him. But God is kind to you, if you continue following in his kindness. If you do not, you will be cut off from the tree.

Cross References

Psalm 31:19

How great is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you have given to those who trust you. You do this for all to see.

Isaiah 66:14

When you see these things, you will be happy, and you will grow like the grass. The Lord’s servants will see his power, but his enemies will see his anger.

Ezekiel 18:24

“But suppose good people stop doing good and do wrong and do the same hateful things the wicked do. Will they live? All their good acts will be forgotten, because they became unfaithful. They have sinned, so they will die because of their sins.

Ezekiel 3:20

“Again, those who do right may turn away from doing good and do evil. If I make something bad happen to them, they will die. Because you have not warned them, they will die because of their sin, and the good they did will not be remembered. But I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

Luke 8:15

And the seed that fell on the good ground is like those who hear God’s teaching with good, honest hearts and obey it and patiently produce good fruit.

John 15:2

He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. And he trims and cleans every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit.

John 8:31

So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, “If you continue to obey my teaching, you are truly my followers.

Acts 11:23

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith. When he reached Antioch and saw how God had blessed the people, he was glad. He encouraged all the believers in Antioch always to obey the Lord with all their hearts, and many people became followers of the Lord.

Acts 14:22

making the followers of Jesus stronger and helping them stay in the faith. They said, “We must suffer many things to enter God’s kingdom.”

Romans 11:21

If God did not let the natural branches of that tree stay, then he will not let you stay if you don’t believe.

Romans 2:7

Some people, by always continuing to do good, live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that has no end. God will give them life forever.

1 Corinthians 15:2

And you are being saved by it if you continue believing what I told you. If you do not, then you believed for nothing.

Galatians 6:9

We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time if we do not give up.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

Because of this, when I could wait no longer, I sent Timothy to you so I could learn about your faith. I was afraid the devil had tempted you, and perhaps our hard work would have been wasted.

1 Thessalonians 3:8

Our life is really full if you stand strong in the Lord.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold firmly to the hope that we have confessed, because we can trust God to do what he promised.

Hebrews 3:14

We all share in Christ if we keep till the end the sure faith we had in the beginning.

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.

1 John 2:19

These enemies of Christ were in our fellowship, but they left us. They never really belonged to us; if they had been a part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, and this shows that none of them really belonged to us.

Revelation 2:5

So remember where you were before you fell. Change your hearts and do what you did at first. If you do not change, I will come to you and will take away your lampstand from its place.