Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment,
The cross references for Hebrews 1:11 focus on the idea of God's eternity and the temporary nature of the world. They emphasize that the world and everything in it will pass away, but God will remain forever. This is seen in the references to the Lord being the first and the last, the creation of a new heaven and earth, and the idea of things being shaken and removed so that only what cannot be shaken remains. The references also emphasize the importance of repentance and the need to turn to God for salvation.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Psalm 90:2: Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. | Both passages emphasize the timelessness of God. In Hebrews 1:11, the writer draws attention to the fact that while everything else in creation is temporal and will eventually perish, God remains and endures forever. Psalm 90:2 further reinforces this point by noting that God existed before the creation of the world and will exist for all eternity. |
| Isaiah 34:4: All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree. | Both passages discuss the passing away of physical things. Hebrews 1:11 speaks of physical things perishing and wearing out like a garment. Isaiah 34:4 speaks of the host of heaven rotting away and the skies rolling up like a scroll, and their host falling like leaves from a vine or fig tree. Both passages emphasize the transitory nature of physical things, and the permanence of God. |
| Isaiah 44:6: Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. | Both passages emphasize the eternal nature of God. In Hebrews 1:11, the writer speaks of how all things will eventually perish, but God remains. Isaiah 44:6 further emphasizes this point by declaring that God is the first and the last, and that there is no other god besides Him. This reinforces the idea that God is eternal and will never perish. |
| Isaiah 50:9: Behold, the Lord God helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up. | Both passages discuss the idea that something will wear out like a garment. Hebrews 1:11 speaks of things that will perish, but God will remain. Isaiah 50:9 speaks of how the Lord God helps the speaker and that all of them will wear out like a garment, eaten up by the moth. This emphasizes the idea that God's help and protection are everlasting, while other things will eventually wear out. |
| Isaiah 51:6: Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed. | Both passages emphasize the idea that all earthly things will eventually perish, but God's salvation and righteousness will remain forever. In Hebrews 1:11, the author states that all things will perish and wear out like a garment. Isaiah 51:6 expands on this idea, stating that the heavens will vanish like smoke and the earth will wear out like a garment, and those who dwell in it will die in like manner. However, the passage then goes on to emphasize that God's salvation and righteousness will remain forever. |
| Isaiah 51:8: For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool, but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations.” | Both passages discuss the impermanence of human life and the permanence of God's righteousness. Hebrews 1:11 states that human beings will perish and wear out like a garment, while Isaiah 51:8 adds that the moth and the worm will consume them like wool. The contrast is drawn between the temporary nature of human life and the everlasting righteousness of God and His salvation. |
| Isaiah 65:17: “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. | Both passages speak to God's sovereignty over creation and the fact that He is eternal. Hebrews 1:11 emphasizes the temporal nature of creation, and how everything will eventually wear out and perish, while Isaiah 65:17 speaks to the fact that God will create new heavens and a new earth, replacing the current one, and that the former things will not be remembered. |
| Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. | Both passages emphasize the permanence of God's words and the impermanence of the physical world. Hebrews 1:11 speaks of the physical world wearing out like a garment, while Matthew 24:35 speaks of the physical world passing away entirely. However, the contrast between these two passages is that while the physical world will eventually pass away, God's words will remain forever. |
| Mark 13:31: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. | Both passages emphasize the enduring nature of God's word. Hebrews 1:11 suggests that all of creation is temporary and will eventually pass away, but God remains. Mark 13:31 furthers this idea, noting that even the heavens and the earth will eventually pass away, but God's words will never pass away. This emphasizes the power and permanence of God's word, which stands in stark contrast to the temporary nature of the world. |
| Luke 21:33: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. | Both passages discuss the impermanence of the physical world and the permanence of God's word. Hebrews 1:11 emphasizes the impermanence of all physical things, stating that they will all wear out like a garment. Luke 21:33 further emphasizes this idea, stating that Heaven and earth will pass away, but God's words will not pass away. This passage emphasizes the importance of God's word in contrast to the physical world, which will eventually pass away. |
| Hebrews 12:27: This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. | Both passages in Hebrews speak to the idea of permanence and impermanence. Hebrews 1:11 speaks to the impermanence of all things, and how they will eventually wear out like a garment. Hebrews 12:27 speaks to the permanence of God, and how the things that can be shaken will be removed so that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. This emphasizes the idea that God is eternal and unchanging, while all other things will eventually perish and wear out. |
| 2 Peter 3:7-10: But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. | Both passages refer to the destruction of the world and the judgment of the ungodly. Hebrews 1:11 speaks of the destruction of the world and those who inhabit it, while 2 Peter 3:7–10 describes the day of the Lord's judgment when the heavens and earth will be destroyed by fire. The passage in 2 Peter 3:7-10 also emphasizes God's patience and love, as He does not wish for any to perish, but rather for all to reach repentance. |
| Revelation 1:11: saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” | Both passages talk about the permanence of God's word. Hebrews 1:11 speaks of how people and things will perish, but God will remain. Revelation 1:11 speaks of how God's word is to be written down and shared with the seven churches, which emphasizes its permanence. The two passages together demonstrate the eternal nature of God's word, which will never perish or wear out. |
| Revelation 2:8: “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. | Both passages speak to the enduring nature of God. Hebrews 1:11 speaks of the temporal nature of all things, saying that they will all wear out like a garment, but God remains. Revelation 2:8 speaks of Jesus as the first and the last, who died and came to life, highlighting God's eternal nature. |
| Revelation 21:1: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. | Both passages refer to the end of the world as we know it. Hebrews 1:11 speaks of the passing away of the world and its inhabitants, while Revelation 21:1 describes the new heaven and earth that will replace it. This new creation will be completely different from the world we know, as the old world and its people will have perished. |
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the assurance that You remain forever, even when the heavens and earth pass away. We thank You for the promise of salvation and righteousness that will never be shaken. We thank You for Your patience and mercy, that You do not wish for any to perish but for all to reach repentance.
We pray that You would give us strength and courage to stand firm in our faith, and not be shaken by the things of this world that will eventually pass away. Help us to remember that You are the first and the last, and there is no other God.
We ask that You would help us to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to You, and that You would use us to spread Your love and truth in our world.
We thank You for Your Word that will never pass away, and for the hope of a new heaven and a new earth. In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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