Hebrews 12:2

New International Reader's Version

Let us keep looking to Jesus. He is the one who started this journey of faith. And he is the one who completes the journey of faith. He paid no attention to the shame of the cross. He suffered there because of the joy he was looking forward to. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Cross References

Psalm 110:1

The Lord says to my lord, “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your control.”

Psalm 138:8

Lord, you will show that I was right to trust you. Lord, your faithful love continues forever. You have done so much for us, so don’t stop now.

Isaiah 31:1

How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help! How terrible for those who depend on horses! They trust in how many chariots they have. They trust in how strong their horsemen are. But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t ask the Lord for his help.

Isaiah 45:22

“All you who live anywhere on earth, turn to me and be saved. I am God. There is no other God.

Isaiah 53:3

People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.

Micah 7:7

But I will look to the Lord. I’ll put my trust in God my Savior. He will hear me.

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on David’s family line. I will also send it on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look to me. I am the one they have pierced. They will mourn over me as someone mourns over an only child who has died. They will be full of sorrow over me. Their sorrow will be just like someone’s sorrow over an oldest son.

Numbers 21:9

So Moses made a bronze snake. He put it up on a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake remained alive.

Matthew 16:21

From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples what would happen to him. He told them he must go to Jerusalem. There he must suffer many things from the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law. He must be killed and on the third day rise to life again.

Matthew 20:28

Be like the Son of Man. He did not come to be served. Instead, he came to serve others. He came to give his life as the price for setting many people free.”

Mark 14:36

“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup of suffering away from me. But let what you want be done, not what I want.”

Mark 16:19

When the Lord Jesus finished speaking to them, he was taken up into heaven. He sat down at the right hand of God.

Mark 9:12

Jesus replied, “That’s right. Elijah does come first. He makes all things new again. So why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and not be accepted?

Mark 9:24

Right away the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe! Help me overcome my unbelief!”

Luke 17:5

The apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith!”

Luke 23:11

Herod and his soldiers laughed at him and made fun of him. They dressed him in a beautiful robe. Then they sent him back to Pilate.

Luke 24:26

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and then receive his glory?”

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look! The Lamb of God! He takes away the sin of the world!

John 12:24

What I’m about to tell you is true. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

John 12:32

And I am going to be lifted up from the earth. When I am, I will bring all people to myself.”

John 13:3

Jesus knew that the Father had put everything under his power. He also knew he had come from God and was returning to God.

John 6:40

My Father wants all who look to the Son and believe in him to have eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day.”

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was filled with joy at the thought of seeing my day. He saw it and was glad.”

Acts 2:36

“So be sure of this, all you people of Israel. You nailed Jesus to the cross. But God has made him both Lord and Messiah.”

Acts 3:15

You killed the one who gives life. But God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.

Acts 5:31

Now Jesus is Prince and Savior. God has proved this by giving Jesus a place of honor with him. He did it to turn Israel away from their sins and forgive them.

Acts 5:41

The apostles were full of joy as they left the Sanhedrin. They considered it an honor to suffer shame for the name of Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:18

The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to us who are being saved.

1 Corinthians 1:23

But we preach about Christ and his death on the cross. That is very hard for Jews to accept. And everyone else thinks it’s foolish.

Ephesians 2:16

He planned to bring both Jews and Gentiles back to God as one body. He planned to do this through the cross. On that cross, Christ put to death their hatred toward one another.

Ephesians 5:2

Lead a life of love, just as Christ did. He loved us. He gave himself up for us. He was a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Philippians 1:6

God began a good work in you. And I am sure that he will carry it on until it is completed. That will be on the day Christ Jesus returns.

Philippians 3:20

But we are citizens of heaven. And we can hardly wait for a Savior from there. He is the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:8

Now there is a crown waiting for me. It is given to those who are right with God. The Lord, who judges fairly, will give it to me on the day he returns. He will not give it only to me. He will also give it to all those who are longing for him to return.

Hebrews 1:13

God never said to an angel, “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your control.” (Psalm 110:1)

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the shining brightness of God’s glory. He is the exact likeness of God’s being. He uses his powerful word to hold all things together. He provided the way for people to be made pure from sin. Then he sat down at the right hand of the King, the Majesty in heaven.

Hebrews 10:14

By that one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

Hebrews 10:33

Sometimes people spoke badly about you in front of others. Sometimes you were treated badly. At other times you stood side by side with people being treated like this.

Hebrews 11:36

Some were made fun of and even whipped. Some were held by chains. Some were put in prison.

Hebrews 12:3

He made it through these attacks by sinners. So think about him. Then you won’t get tired. You won’t lose hope.

Hebrews 13:13

So let us go to him outside the camp. Let us be willing to suffer the shame he suffered.

Hebrews 5:9

In this way he was made perfect. Eternal salvation comes from him. He saves all those who obey him.

Hebrews 7:19

The law didn’t make anything perfect. Now a better hope has been given to us. That hope brings us near to God.

Hebrews 8:1

Here is the main point of what we are saying. We have a high priest like that. He sat down at the right hand of the throne of the King, the Majesty in heaven.

Hebrews 9:28

In the same way, Christ was offered up once. He took away the sins of many people. He will also come a second time. At that time he will not suffer for sin. Instead, he will come to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

James 2:1

My brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So treat everyone the same.

1 Peter 1:11

They wanted to find out when and how this salvation would come. The Spirit of Christ in them was telling them about the sufferings of the Messiah. These were his sufferings that were going to come. The Spirit of Christ was also telling them about the glory that would follow.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ also suffered once for sins. The one who did what is right suffered for those who don’t do right. He suffered to bring you to God. His body was put to death. But the Holy Spirit brought him back to life.

1 Peter 3:22

He has gone into heaven. He is at God’s right hand. Angels, authorities and powers are under his control.

Jude 1:21

And by doing these things, remain in God’s love as you wait. You are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

Revelation 1:11

The voice said, “Write on a scroll what you see. Send it to the seven churches in Asia Minor. They are Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”

Revelation 1:17

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. Then he put his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God. “I am the God who is, and who was, and who will come. I am the Mighty One.”

Revelation 2:8

“Here is what I command you to write to the church in Smyrna. Here are the words of Jesus, who is the First and the Last. He is the one who died and came to life again. He says,