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.
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
These cross references all relate to the theme of Jesus' sacrifice and suffering for us. They speak of His willingness to endure suffering and death, and His ultimate victory over death, which is symbolized by His ascension to the right hand of God. They also emphasize the love and mercy of God, who sent His Son to be a sacrifice for our sins. Finally, they emphasize the importance of faith and trusting in God, even in the midst of suffering and temptation.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Micah 7:7: But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. | Both passages emphasize the importance of looking to God for hope and salvation. Hebrews 12:2 encourages us to look to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, as an example of enduring suffering and shame in order to receive joy. Micah 7:7 reminds us to look to the Lord and wait for Him to hear our prayers and answer us. Both passages urge us to be faithful to God and trust Him to provide us with salvation. |
| Ephesians 5:2: And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. | Both passages refer to Jesus' sacrifice. Hebrews 12:2 speaks of Jesus' enduring the cross and despising the shame, emphasizing the joy He found in His sacrifice for us. Ephesians 5:2 emphasizes the love Jesus had for us, as He gave Himself up as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. |
| Hebrews 1:3: He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, | Both passages discuss the same person, Jesus Christ. Hebrews 12:2 speaks of Jesus enduring the cross, despising the shame, and being seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 1:3 speaks of Jesus as the radiance of the glory of God, the exact imprint of his nature, and the one who upholds the universe. After making purification for sins, he is seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Both passages emphasize Jesus' power, glory, and authority, and the importance of looking to him for our faith. |
| 1 Peter 2:23-24: When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. | Both passages focus on Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Hebrews 12:2 emphasizes Jesus' endurance and courage in the face of suffering, while 1 Peter 2:23-24 illustrates the purpose of his death on the cross: to take away the sins of the world and bring healing. By his death, Jesus made it possible for us to turn away from sin and live a life of righteousness. |
| 1 Peter 3:18: For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, | Both passages refer to Jesus' suffering and death on the cross. Hebrews 12:2 emphasizes Jesus' faithfulness and joy in enduring the cross, and his exaltation to the right hand of God. 1 Peter 3:18 emphasizes Jesus' substitutionary sacrifice for sin, and how his death brings us to God. |
Dear Lord,
We thank You for sending Jesus to be the Founder and Perfecter of our faith. We thank You for the joy that was set before Him, that enabled Him to endure the cross, despising the shame. We thank You for His sacrifice, that He gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to You.
We thank You for the example Jesus gave us, that when He was reviled, He did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but continued entrusting Himself to You who judges justly. We thank You for bearing our sins in His body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
We thank You for the power of Jesus’s resurrection, that He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, that He might bring us to You.
We look to You and wait for You, God of our salvation, trusting that You will hear us.
In Jesus’s 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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