Hebrews 13:16
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Cross-references
Hebrews 13:2 commands hospitality without neglect, using the same phrase as Hebrews 13:16's 'do not neglect' to do good and share.
Hebrews 13:1 urges brotherly love, which is the foundation for the good works and sharing commanded in Hebrews 13:16.
Hebrews 13:21 asks God to equip believers for every good work that pleases him — reinforcing the same call to pleasing sacrifices.
Hebrews 6:10 assures that God remembers acts of helping his people, directly affirming that such sacrifices are not forgotten.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 urges doing good to everyone — reinforcing the universal scope of the command in Hebrews.
2 Corinthians 9:12 describes sharing as a service that supplies needs and produces thanksgiving, illustrating the pleasing sacrifice here.
Romans 12:13 similarly commands sharing with needy saints, reinforcing that such acts please God as sacrifices.
2 Corinthians 9:13 links sharing to obedience and praise to God, showing how such sacrifices glorify Him.
Acts 10:38 describes Jesus going about doing good — the ultimate model for the sacrificial good deeds Hebrews encourages.
Acts 9:36 provides a concrete example of a believer full of good works and charity — embodying the 'doing good and sharing' Hebrews commends.
Galatians 6:10 gives the same exhortation to do good to all, especially believers — Hebrews echoes this communal ethic of pleasing sacrifice.
Ephesians 4:28 connects honest work to sharing with the needy, directly supporting the command to do good and share.
Philippians 4:18 describes gifts as a fragrant offering pleasing to God, mirroring Hebrews' view that acts of generosity are accepted sacrifices.
In Matthew 25:35-40, Jesus identifies caring for the needy as service to Him — the very 'doing good' Hebrews calls a pleasing sacrifice.
2 Thessalonians 3:13 encourages persistence in doing good — Hebrews calls for consistent action as a sacrifice pleasing to God.
Micah 6:8 defines God's requirement: justice, kindness, humility—directly paralleling Hebrews' 'do good and share' as pleasing sacrifices.
1 Timothy 6:18 uses nearly identical language—do good, be generous, willing to share—reinforcing the same sacrificial ethic.
3 John 1:11 connects doing good with being from God — Hebrews sees it as a sacrifice pleasing to God, aligning with that theology.
Colossians 1:10 urges bearing fruit in every good work to please God — directly echoing the pleasing sacrifice of doing good in Hebrews 13:16.
In Acts 20:35, Jesus' saying 'It is more blessed to give than to receive' reinforces the call to share and do good in Hebrews 13:16.
In Galatians 2:10, Paul is eager to remember the poor — directly aligning with the call to do good and share in Hebrews 13:16.
1 Peter 2:5 describes offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God — identical imagery to the pleasing sacrifices in Hebrews 13:16.
1 Peter 4:9 urges hospitality without grumbling — a specific form of sharing what you have, as commanded in Hebrews 13:16.
1 John 3:17 condemns closing one's heart to a brother in need — the same call to share with others as in Hebrews 13:16.
Matthew 5:42 gives the concrete command to give to beggars and borrowers — the kind of sharing that pleases God.
Psalm 34:14 commands 'do good' and pursue peace — the same good deeds Hebrews calls a pleasing sacrifice.
Psalm 37:21 contrasts the wicked who borrows without repaying with the righteous who gives generously — reinforcing the call to share.
Psalm 37:27 echoes the command to 'turn from evil and do good' — directly linking to the good deeds Hebrews urges.
Psalm 112:9 describes the righteous one who gives freely to the poor — the very sharing that Hebrews calls a pleasing sacrifice.
Proverbs 22:9 blesses those who share bread with the poor — the same generous sharing Hebrews urges.
Proverbs 28:27 promises blessing for giving to the poor and warns against ignoring them — reinforcing the call to share.
Proverbs 31:20 describes the virtuous woman opening her hand to the poor — an example of the sharing Hebrews commands.
Deuteronomy 15:10 commands generous giving to the poor with a blessing—directly parallel to Hebrews' 'do good and share' as pleasing to God.
Matthew 6:2 warns against giving to the needy for praise — adding that God-pleasing generosity must be done in secret.
Luke 11:41 commands giving alms from within — directly reinforcing the call to share what you have.
In Acts 10:4, Cornelius's alms are a memorial before God — showing that generous giving is a pleasing sacrifice, just as Hebrews 13:16 says.
Luke 6:35 expands doing good to enemies and lending without return — a specific application of the general command in Hebrews.
Philippians 4:14 commends sharing in Paul's troubles, exemplifying the fellowship‐pleasing sacrifice mentioned here.
Psalm 51:17 teaches that a broken spirit is a sacrifice God accepts — parallel to Hebrews' view that doing good and sharing are pleasing sacrifices.
Luke 6:36 grounds doing good in mercy as imitation of God — the motivation behind the pleasing sacrifices of Hebrews.
Psalm 96:8 calls for bringing offerings to God — while Hebrews redefines sacrifices as doing good and sharing.
Luke 18:22 calls for selling possessions to give to the poor — a radical example of the sharing Hebrews 13:16 urges as sacrifice.
Galatians 6:6 specifically commands sharing with one's teacher, a concrete instance of the general principle here.