Hebrews 4:2

New English Translation

For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.

Cross References

Acts 13:46

Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.

Acts 3:26

God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities.”

Romans 2:25

For circumcision has its value if you practice the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Romans 3:3

What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

1 Corinthians 13:3

If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.

Galatians 3:2

The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?

Galatians 3:8

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”

Galatians 4:13

But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

Deuteronomy 1:32

However, through all this you did not have confidence in the Lord your God,

1 Thessalonians 1:5

in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

1 Timothy 4:8

For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

Hebrews 11:6

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Hebrews 3:12

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

Hebrews 4:6

Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

James 1:21

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:12

They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.