Hebrews 12:23

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You’ve come to a special community of people: God considers each and every one of them to be his firstborn child! Their names are written in heaven. You’ve come to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of godly people who’ve been made perfect.

Cross References

James 1:18

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth because he wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

Hebrews 11:40

That’s because God had planned something better for us. God wanted to make them perfect only when he could make us perfect with them.

Luke 10:20

But don’t be glad because the evil spirits obey you; instead, be glad that your names are written in heaven.”

Revelation 14:4

They hadn’t committed sexual sins; they’d kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among human beings as a first offering to God and the Lamb.

Revelation 20:15

Anyone whose name wasn’t written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Hebrews 9:27

People have to die once, and after that they face judgment.

Revelation 13:8

Everyone who lives on the earth will worship the beast if their name hasn’t been written in the book of life that belongs to the Lamb, who was willing to be a sacrifice from the time the world began.

1 Peter 2:23

People shouted at him and insulted him, but he didn’t do the same thing back to them. He didn’t threaten to get revenge against the people who were making him suffer. Instead, he trusted in God, who judges fairly.

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel brought a better offering to God than Cain did. Because of his faith, Abel was praised as a godly man when God said good things about his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he has died.

1 Timothy 3:5

After all, if someone doesn’t know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?

Philippians 4:3

And I urge you, my true companion, to help these women, because they’ve worked with me to spread the good news. So has Clement, and so have the rest of those who’ve worked together with me. Their names are all written in the book of life.

Ephesians 1:22

God placed all things under Christ’s authority, and he appointed him to be the ruler over everything for the church.

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves and all the believers that the Holy Spirit has made you leaders over. Be shepherds of God’s church, which he bought with his own blood.

John 5:27

And because he is the Son of Man, the Father has also given him the authority to judge.

Colossians 1:24

I’m joyful because of what I’m suffering for you. My suffering continues the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church.

Colossians 1:12

You’ll give thanks joyfully to the Father, who has entitled you to share in what he’ll give to all his holy people in the kingdom of light.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We live this way confidently, as I said, because we’d rather be away from our bodies and at home with the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:54

And when our bodies that die are dressed with what doesn’t die, then the saying that is written will come true, “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we see only a dim reflection of things, as if we were seeing them in a foggy mirror. But someday we will see clearly, face to face. Now I know in part; then I will know completely, just as God knows me completely.

1 Corinthians 15:49

Right now we’re like the earthly man, but one day we’ll be like the heavenly man.

Hebrews 2:12

He says, “I’ll announce your name to my brothers and sisters. I’ll sing your praises among those who worship you.”

Revelation 6:9

When the Lamb broke open the fifth seal, under the altar I saw the souls of people who had been killed because of God’s word and their faithful witness.

Revelation 6:11

Then each of them was given a white robe and they were told to wait a little longer, because there were still more of their believing brothers and sisters who had to be killed just as they had been.