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 if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
The cross references for Hebrews 6:8 all relate to the idea of judgement and punishment for disobedience. They show the consequences of not following the will of God, and warn of the danger of being cursed and burned if one does not heed His commands. The references also emphasize the importance of repentance and seeking God's blessing. They point to the need for humility and obedience in order to receive His grace.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Genesis 3:17-18: And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. | Both passages refer to the consequences of Adam and Eve's disobedience in the Garden of Eden. Hebrews 6:8 explains that the ground is cursed and near to being burned because of the thorns and thistles it produces, a result of the Fall. Genesis 3:17–18 reveals that God cursed the ground because of Adam and Eve's disobedience, leading to the thorns and thistles that make the ground worthless and near to being burned. |
| Deuteronomy 29:28: and the Lord uprooted them from their land in anger and fury and great wrath, and cast them into another land, as they are this day.’ | Both passages speak to God's judgement of those who do not follow His commands. Hebrews 6:8 warns that those who do not follow God's commands will be burned and cursed, while Deuteronomy 29:28 describes how God uprooted those who did not follow His commands from their land in anger and wrath. This shows the severity of God's judgement for those who do not obey Him. |
| Isaiah 5:1-7: Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. What more was there to do for my vineyard, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes? And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. | Both passages discuss the consequences of unfruitful works. Hebrews 6:8 speaks of a field that bears thorns and thistles, which is worthless and will be burned. Isaiah 5:1-7 is a parable about a vineyard that does not yield grapes, but wild grapes. The consequence of this is that the hedge and wall will be removed and it will be devoured and trampled down. |
| Jeremiah 44:22: The Lord could no longer bear your evil deeds and the abominations that you committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation and a waste and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. | Both passages refer to the consequences of unrighteous behavior. Hebrews 6:8 states that if a person does not produce good fruit, their end is to be burned. Jeremiah 44:22 states that because of the people's evil deeds and abominations, their land has become a desolation, a waste, and a curse. This shows that God's judgement is inevitable when people do not live according to His will. |
| Malachi 4:1: “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. | Both passages present a picture of God's judgment on the wicked. Hebrews 6:8 speaks of the worthless being cursed and burned, while Malachi 4:1 paints a vivid image of the day of judgment as a burning oven that will leave the wicked with nothing. Both passages emphasize that the Lord will not tolerate unrighteousness and will bring judgment upon those who persist in evil. |
| Luke 13:7-9: And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’” | Both passages address the need for fruitfulness in order to be considered valuable. In Hebrews 6:8, the writer warns against bearing thorns and thistles, which is a sign of worthlessness and is cursed. In Luke 13:7-9, Jesus tells a parable of a fig tree that has not produced fruit for three years, and the vinedresser suggests giving it one more year of care before cutting it down. This parable highlights the importance of being fruitful in order to be valuable. |
| John 15:6: If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. | Both passages refer to the same concept of being burned. Hebrews 6:8 is a metaphor for a field that is not producing good fruit and is ultimately worthless, and as a result is burned. John 15:6 is a metaphor for a branch that is not abiding in Jesus and is also ultimately worthless, and as a result is burned. Both passages emphasize the importance of producing good fruit and abiding in Jesus, or else facing the consequence of being burned. |
| Hebrews 12:17: For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears. | Both passages refer to the consequences of disobedience to God. In Hebrews 6:8, it speaks of the consequence of a worthless and cursed life that will end in burning. In Hebrews 12:17, it speaks of how a person may be rejected from inheriting a blessing if they do not repent and seek it with tears. |
Heavenly Father, we come before you today humbly to thank you for your grace and mercy. We thank you for your patience and for the opportunity to repent and turn away from our sins. We acknowledge that if we do not abide in you, we will be thrown away like a branch and will wither and be burned.
We thank you for your love and for the warnings you have given us throughout Scripture. We thank you for the reminder that our actions have consequences and that the ground can be cursed due to our disobedience. We thank you for the reminder that you are a just and righteous God and that you will not tolerate our evil deeds and abominations.
Help us to be mindful of our actions and to seek your will in all that we do. Help us to remember that you will not forsake us and that you will always be with us, even in the midst of our trials. Give us the strength to turn away from our sins and to seek your will in all that we do.
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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