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Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
The cross references for Hebrews 2:1 all relate to the importance of paying attention to what we have heard and not drifting away from it. They emphasize the importance of cherishing and treasuring up God's words, of being attentive to wisdom and understanding, and of holding fast to the truth with an honest and good heart. They also emphasize the need to remind ourselves and others of these truths, so that we don't forget them. All of these themes are present in the main verse, reinforcing the importance of paying attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 4:9: “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children— | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying close attention to God's Word so that it does not drift away from our hearts. Hebrews 2:1 encourages readers to pay close attention to what they have heard, so that they don't drift away from it. Deuteronomy 4:9 warns readers to keep their souls diligently and not forget the things they have seen, and to pass those things on to their children and grandchildren. |
| Joshua 23:11-12: Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God. For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, | Both passages emphasize the importance of staying close to God. Hebrews 2:1 urges readers to pay close attention to God's teachings and not to drift away from them. Joshua 23:11–12 emphasizes the need for the Israelites to love the Lord and to avoid marrying into other nations, which could lead to idolatry and spiritual separation from God. |
| Proverbs 2:1-6: My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to God's Word and seeking it out. Hebrews 2:1 warns against drifting away from what we have heard and emphasizes the need to pay closer attention. Proverbs 2:1–6 encourages us to receive God's words and treasure them, to make our ears attentive to wisdom and incline our hearts to understanding, and to seek out the knowledge of God like hidden treasures. |
| Proverbs 3:21: My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion, | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to wisdom and instruction. Hebrews 2:1 specifically warns against drifting away from what we have heard, emphasizing the importance of paying close attention. Proverbs 3:21 encourages us to not lose sight of wisdom and discretion, and to keep them close to us. |
| Proverbs 7:1-2: My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to God's Word. Hebrews 2:1 encourages us to be attentive to God's Word so that we do not drift away from it. Proverbs 7:1-2 instructs us to keep God's Word in our hearts and to live according to it, as if it is the most precious thing in our lives. |
| Luke 8:15: As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to God's Word and how it should be held in an honest and good heart. Hebrews 2:1 warns against allowing ourselves to be distracted from what we have heard, emphasizing the importance of staying focused on God's Word. Luke 8:15 speaks of those who hold fast to the Word in an honest and good heart, showing the positive outcome of paying attention to God's Word. |
| Hebrews 1:1-2: Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to God's word. In Hebrews 2:1, the author instructs the readers to pay closer attention to what they have heard so that they do not drift away from it. In Hebrews 1:1-2, the author reminds the readers that God has spoken to them through his Son and that he appointed his Son as the heir of all things. This emphasizes the importance of listening to God's word as it is revealed to us through Jesus. |
| 2 Peter 1:12-13: Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to the truth of the gospel and being diligent in remembering it. Hebrews 2:1 warns against drifting away from the truth that has been heard, emphasizing the need for vigilance and attentiveness. 2 Peter 1:12–13 encourages the reader to remember the truth that has been established and calls for a continual stirring up of the truth by way of reminder. |
| 2 Peter 1:15: And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to God's Word. Hebrews 2:1 calls us to pay close attention to God's Word so that we do not drift away from it. 2 Peter 1:15 encourages us to remember God's Word so that we can recall it at any time. |
| 2 Peter 3:1: This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, | Both passages emphasize the importance of paying attention to what we have heard and being mindful of it. Hebrews 2:1 encourages us to pay close attention to the teachings we have heard, so that we do not drift away from them. 2 Peter 3:1 urges us to remember the teachings we have heard, reminding us to stay focused on them. |
Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Word and for the reminders You give us through it. Help us to pay closer attention to the things we have heard, that we may not drift away from them. Give us the grace to keep Your commands and to treasure up Your words in our hearts, that we may be diligent in loving You. May our ears be attentive to Your wisdom and our hearts inclined to understanding. Help us to hold fast to Your Word in an honest and good heart and to bear fruit with patience. Give us the strength to remember Your truths, that we may recall them at any time. We ask this 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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