Hebrews 4:11

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Cross-reference

Hebrews 4:1 Parallel

Hebrews 4:1 warns against failing to reach God's rest, setting up the exhortation in 4:11 to strive to enter it.

Hebrews 3:12 warns against falling away through unbelief — directly connected to the warning here about falling through disobedience.

Hebrews 3:18 identifies disobedience as the reason for not entering rest — the very cause to avoid here.

In Hebrews 3:19, the reason for their failure is stated: unbelief. This directly grounds the warning to strive and not fall by disobedience.

Hebrews 2:3 Parallel

Hebrews 2:3 warns against neglecting salvation — reinforcing the urgency in 4:11 to strive and not fall by disobedience.

Hebrews 3:6 Parallel

Hebrews 3:6 conditions being God's house on holding fast — the same perseverance required to enter rest in 4:11.

Hebrews 12:15 warns against failing to obtain grace — parallel to falling short of rest through disobedience in 4:11.

Hebrews 6:11 Related theme

Hebrews 6:11 urges the same earnestness for full assurance of hope, paralleling the diligence commanded in 4:11.

Luke 13:24 Parallel

Luke 13:24 directly parallels the call to strive to enter — same concept of urgent effort to enter the narrow door.

Philippians 2:12 calls to work out salvation with fear — directly parallel to the striving and warning against falling here.

2 Peter 1:10 urges diligence to confirm calling — similar to striving here to enter rest and avoid falling.

Romans 11:20 warns that unbelief caused Israel to be broken off, directly reinforcing Hebrews 4:11's warning against falling through disobedience.

1 Corinthians 10:6 uses the wilderness generation as examples to warn against evil desires, the same backdrop as Hebrews 4:11's warning.

Matthew 11:28-30 offers rest in Christ — the same rest we are to strive to enter here, showing both gift and effort.

John 6:27 Parallel

John 6:27 urges labor for eternal food — parallel to striving for rest here, both calling for effort toward lasting reward.

2 Peter 1:11 promises an entrance into the eternal kingdom — the same goal as entering rest here, reward for diligence.