Hebrews 4:3

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But we do have faith, and we can still enter that rest. God said, “When I was angry, I swore an oath: ‘They’ll never enter the rest I planned for them.’ ” God said that even though he’d already been resting ever since he finished creating the world.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:20

He was chosen before God created the world, and he was revealed for your sake in these last times.

Hebrews 9:26

If he had, he would have had to suffer many times since the world was created. No, he has appeared once and for all time, now when God’s work is being completed. He has come to do away with sin by offering himself.

Ephesians 1:4

Before the world was created, God chose us in Christ to be holy and blameless in his eyes. Because he loved us,

Hebrews 3:11

So when I was angry, I swore an oath: ‘They’ll never enter the rest I planned for them.’ ”

Matthew 13:35

So the words spoken by the prophet came true: “I will open my mouth and tell stories. I’ll speak about things that have been hidden since the world was created.”

Hebrews 3:14

We have come to share in Christ, but we need to maintain right to the end the confidence we started with.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will speak to those on his right and say, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take what is yours. Receive the kingdom that has been prepared for you since the world was created.