Hebrews 10:35-11:6

The Full Assurance of Faith

35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has x a great reward. 36 For y you have need of endurance, so that z when you have done the will of God you may a receive what is promised.

37 For,
b "Yet a little while,
and c the coming one will come and will not delay;
 38 d but my righteous one shall live by faith,
and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him."

39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Hebrews 11

By Faith

1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of e things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by f the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of g things that are visible.

4 By faith h Abel offered to God i a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And j through his faith, though he died, he k still speaks. 5 By faith l Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God m must believe that he exists and m that he rewards those who seek him.

  1. Cross References
    Hebrews 2:2
    For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution.
    Hebrews 11:26
    He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
  2. Cross References
    Hebrews 12:1 - 7
    Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
    Luke 21:19
    By your endurance you will gain your lives.
    Romans 2:7
    To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
    Romans 12:12
    Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
    Matthew 10:22
    And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  3. Cross References
    Hebrews 13:21
    Equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
    1 John 2:17
    And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
  4. Cross References
    Hebrews 11:39
    And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 26:20
    Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the fury has passed by.
    Haggai 2:6
    For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land.
    Luke 18:8
    I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?
  6. Cross References
    Habakkuk 2:3 - 4
    For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
  7. Cross References
    Habakkuk 2:3 - 4
    For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
  8. Cross References
    Romans 1:17
    For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith.
    Galatians 3:11
    Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith.
  9. Cross References
    Romans 8:24
    For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
    2 Corinthians 4:18
    As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
    2 Corinthians 5:7
    For we walk by faith, not by sight.
    1 Peter 1:8
    Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.
  10. Cross References
    Genesis 1:1
    In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
  11. Cross References
    Romans 4:17
    As it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations" - in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 4:4 - 8
    And Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering.
    1 John 3:12
    We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.
  13. Cross References
    Proverbs 15:8
    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 4:10
    And the Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
  15. Cross References
    Hebrews 12:24
    And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 5:22 - 24
    Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
    2 Kings 2:11
    And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
  17. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:9
    And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
    Jeremiah 29:12 - 14
    Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
    John 4:24
    God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
  18. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:9
    And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
    Jeremiah 29:12 - 14
    Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
    John 4:24
    God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
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