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.
but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
The cross references for Hebrews 3:6 emphasize the importance of faithfulness, hope, and confidence. They also emphasize the idea of being part of God's house, and the idea of being a temple of the Holy Spirit. The verses emphasize the need to remain faithful and to hold fast to our hope and confidence in order to remain part of God's house and to receive the great reward promised to us.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| 1 Corinthians 3:16: Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? | Both passages speak to the idea that God's presence can be found in the lives of believers. Hebrews 3:6 emphasizes that believers are part of God's house, and that they should cling to their hope and confidence in Him. 1 Corinthians 3:16 emphasizes the idea that God's Spirit dwells within believers, and that they are His temple. |
| 1 Corinthians 6:19: Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, | Both passages emphasize that believers are not their own, but rather are temples of the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 3:6 speaks to the relationship between believers and Christ, who is faithful over God's house, which is made up of believers who hold fast their confidence and hope in Him. 1 Corinthians 6:19 reminds us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and that we are not our own, but rather belong to God. |
| 2 Corinthians 6:16: What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. | Both passages discuss the relationship between God and his people. Hebrews 3:6 speaks to the idea that God has appointed Jesus as the faithful steward of his house, and that we, as believers, are part of that house if we remain confident in our hope. 2 Corinthians 6:16 further develops this idea by stating that God dwells among his people and that they are his temple, emphasizing the intimate relationship between God and his people. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:16: Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, | Both passages discuss the hope that is found in Jesus Christ. Hebrews 3:6 explains that Jesus is faithful over God's house, and that we are his house if we hold fast our confidence in him. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 emphasizes that God loves us and gives us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, which is found in Jesus Christ. |
| Hebrews 1:2: 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 Jesus Christ in relation to God's house. Hebrews 3:6 states that Christ is faithful over God's house, and that we are his house if we remain confident and hopeful. Hebrews 1:2 states that in the last days, God has spoken to us through his Son, who is the heir of all things and through whom the world was created. Thus, both passages emphasize the importance of Jesus Christ in relation to God's house and to the world. |
| Hebrews 3:14: For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. | Both passages from Hebrews 3 emphasize the importance of holding fast to our confidence and hope in Christ. Hebrews 3:6 speaks of how Christ is faithful over God's house and that we are his house if we hold fast our confidence and boasting in our hope. Hebrews 3:14 further emphasizes this idea, noting that we can only share in Christ if we maintain our original confidence firm to the end. |
| Hebrews 4:11: Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. | Both passages refer to the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God. In Hebrews 3:6, the author is referring to Jesus as the faithful son of God and how we are His house if we remain confident and hopeful in Him. Hebrews 4:11 further emphasizes the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God by encouraging us to strive to enter His rest, so that we may not fall into disobedience. |
| Hebrews 6:11: And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, | Both passages emphasize the importance of maintaining hope in Christ. Hebrews 3:6 speaks of Christ as the faithful head of God's house, and of us being members of that house if we hold fast our confidence and boasting in our hope. Hebrews 6:11 further encourages us to demonstrate the same earnestness to maintain our full assurance of hope until the end. |
| Hebrews 10:23: Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. | Both passages emphasize the importance of holding fast to our hope in Christ. Hebrews 3:6 states that we are Christ's house if we hold fast our confidence and boasting in our hope. Hebrews 10:23 encourages us to keep the confession of our hope without wavering, as God is faithful and will keep His promises. |
| Hebrews 10:35: Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. | Both passages emphasize the importance of having confidence in God. Hebrews 3:6 explains that if we remain confident in our hope, we are part of God's house and Christ is faithful over it. Hebrews 10:35 encourages us not to throw away our confidence, as it has a great reward. Both passages emphasize the importance of having faith in God, trusting that He will reward us for our faithfulness. |
| 1 Peter 2:5: you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. | Both passages emphasize the importance of faith in Jesus Christ as the foundation of a spiritual house. Hebrews 3:6 stresses the importance of holding fast our confidence and boasting in our hope in Jesus Christ, as this is what makes us His house. 1 Peter 2:5 speaks of how believers are built up as a spiritual house, offering spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| Revelation 3:11: I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. | Both passages emphasize the importance of holding fast to our faith in God. Hebrews 3:6 encourages us to remain confident in our hope and trust in God, and to remember that we are His house. Revelation 3:11 reminds us to remain steadfast in our faith and to not let anyone take away our crown of glory. |
Heavenly Father, thank You for being our faithful God, and for sending Your Son, Jesus, to be our hope and our salvation. We thank You for making us Your house, and for the gift of Your Spirit dwelling within us. Help us to hold fast to our hope and confidence in You, and to never waver in our faith. Give us the strength and courage to strive to enter into Your rest, and to never throw away our confidence. May we be built up as a spiritual house and offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to You, and may we hold fast to all that You have given us. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, 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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