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.
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
These cross references all relate to the idea of sanctification and perfection. They show that through the offering of Christ, those who draw near to God are perfected and sanctified. They also emphasize the role of the Holy Spirit and Christ's intercession in this process. The cross references also demonstrate that the law can never make perfect those who draw near, but only Christ's offering can do so.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Romans 15:16: to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. | Both passages discuss the importance of offering in the sanctification of people. Hebrews 10:14 speaks of the offering of Jesus Christ, which perfects those who are being sanctified. Romans 15:16 further explains that offering is a part of being a minister of Christ, allowing the offering of the Gentiles to be acceptable and sanctified by the Holy Spirit. |
| Hebrews 2:11: For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, | Both passages discuss the concept of sanctification. Hebrews 10:14 states that through Jesus' offering, those who are being sanctified have been perfected for all time. Hebrews 2:11 explains that Jesus is not ashamed to call those who are sanctified, brothers, because they all have one source. This source is Jesus, who is the one who sanctifies. |
| Hebrews 7:25: Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. | Both passages focus on the power of Jesus' sacrifice to bring salvation. Hebrews 10:14 speaks to the power of Jesus' single offering to perfect us for all time, providing us with the ability to be sanctified. Hebrews 7:25 speaks to the same power, emphasizing that Jesus is able to save us to the uttermost when we draw near to God through him, as Jesus is always interceding for us. |
| Hebrews 9:14: how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. | Both passages discuss the power of Christ's sacrifice to bring about salvation. Hebrews 10:14 speaks of the single offering of Christ perfecting those who are being sanctified. Hebrews 9:14 emphasizes the power of Christ's blood to purify us from our sins and to enable us to serve the living God. |
| Hebrews 10:1: For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. | Both passages in Hebrews 10 discuss the idea of perfection. The first passage, Hebrews 10:14, states that by a single offering Jesus has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. The second passage, Hebrews 10:1, states that the law cannot make perfect those who draw near, and that it is instead a shadow of the good things to come. These two passages thus reinforce the idea that Jesus' offering is the only way for us to be perfected. |
Dear Lord,
We thank You for the perfect offering of Your Son, Jesus, that has perfected us for all time. We thank You for His priestly service, by which He has sanctified us by Your Holy Spirit, making us Your brothers and sisters. We thank You for Your mercy, for You save us to the uttermost, and for the blood of Christ that purifies our conscience from dead works and enables us to serve You. We thank You for the shadow of the good things to come, and for the perfect sacrifice that makes us perfect.
We humbly ask that You continue to sanctify us, to purify our hearts and minds, and to make us more like You. We ask that You help us to draw near to You, and to live a life that is pleasing to You. 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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