Hebrews 4:1

The Passion Translation

Now the promise of entering into God’s rest is still for us today. So we must be extremely careful to ensure that we all embrace the fullness of that promise and not fail to experience it.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is careful in all things and turns quickly from evil, while the impetuous fool moves ahead with overconfidence.

Proverbs 28:14

Overjoyed is the one who with tender heart trembles before God, but the stubborn, unyielding heart will experience even greater evil.

Jeremiah 32:40

I will make an everlasting covenant with them, and I will never stop doing good things for them. I will inspire them to honor and respect me so that they will never walk away from me again.

Matthew 24:48

“But the evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master delays his coming, and who knows when he will return?’ And because of the delay, the servant mistreats those in his master’s household. Instead of caring for the ones he was appointed to serve,

Acts 3:19

And now you must repent and turn back to God so that your sins will be removed, and so that times of refreshing will stream from the Lord’s presence.

Romans 11:20

Yes, that’s true. They were removed because of their unbelief. But remember this: you are only attached by your faith. So don’t be presumptuous, but stand in awe and reverence.

Romans 3:23

for we all have sinned and are in need of the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:12

So beware if you think it could never happen to you, lest your pride becomes your downfall.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Now, since we are God’s coworkers, we beg you not to take God’s marvelous grace for granted, allowing it to have no effect on your lives.

Galatians 5:4

If you want to be made right with God by fulfilling the obligations of the law, you have cut off more than your flesh—you have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from the revelation of grace!

2 Timothy 2:13

But even if we are faithless, he will still be full of faith, for he never wavers in his faithfulness to us!

Hebrews 12:15

Watch over each other to make sure that no one misses the revelation of God’s grace. And make sure no one lives with a root of bitterness sprouting within them which will only cause trouble and poison the hearts of many.

Hebrews 12:25

Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when he speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. Those who heard him speak his living Word on earth found nowhere to hide, so what chance is there for us to escape if we turn our backs on God and refuse to hear his warnings as he speaks from heaven?

Hebrews 13:7

Don’t forget the example of your spiritual leaders who have spoken God’s messages to you, take a close look at how their lives ended, and then follow their walk of faith.

Hebrews 3:11

My heart grieved over them so I decreed: ‘They will not enter into my rest!’ ”

Hebrews 4:11

So then we must be eager to experience this faith-rest life, so that no one falls short by following the same pattern of doubt and unbelief.

Hebrews 4:9

So we conclude that there is still a full and complete Sabbath-rest waiting for believers to experience.