Hebrews 4:6 shows the same group who heard the word did not enter rest because of disobedience—directly explaining why the word did not profit.

Hebrews 3:19 concludes they could not enter because of unbelief—the core issue behind the unprofitable word in 4:2.

Hebrews 3:18 identifies those who disobeyed as the ones sworn not to enter rest—linking disobedience (unbelief) to failure.

Hebrews 3:12 warns against an evil heart of unbelief—the same lack of faith that made the word unprofitable here.

Hebrews 11:6 states without faith it's impossible to please God—underscoring why the word without faith did not profit.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 thanks God for believers chosen for salvation through belief in the truth—contrasting the hearers here who lacked faith.

Acts 13:46 describes those who thrust aside the word—a concrete example of the unbelief that made the message futile in Hebrews.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 condemns those who did not believe the truth—the same unbelief that caused the word to profit nothing here.

Romans 10:16 echoes the same unbelief: they heard but did not obey, directly illustrating Hebrews' point about lacking faith.

Romans 10:17 explains that faith comes from hearing—the process that failed in Hebrews because they heard without faith.

1 Thessalonians 2:13 describes receiving the word as God's word, which works in believers—opposite of the profitless word here without faith.

1 Thessalonians 1:5 says the gospel came in power and assurance, not word only—contrasting the ineffective word here due to unbelief.

Psalm 106:24 explicitly says they despised the land and did not believe God's word — the same unbelief that Hebrews says made the message unprofitable.

Romans 3:3 asks if unbelief nullifies God's faithfulness, directly paralleling the unbelief that made the word unprofitable in Hebrews.

Deuteronomy 9:23 recounts Israel's rebellion and unbelief at Kadesh Barnea — the exact failure Hebrews identifies as why the word did not profit them.

Mark 6:5 shows Jesus unable to do miracles because of unbelief — mirroring Hebrews' principle that unbelief prevents the word from profiting.

Mark 4:8 depicts the word producing a crop in good soil — the fruitful result when faith receives the word, opposite of Hebrews' warning about unbelief.

Matthew 13:23 describes the word received in good soil bearing fruit — the positive outcome when faith mixes with the word, contrasting unprofitable hearing.

Galatians 3:8 shows the gospel was preached to Abraham, demonstrating that the good news in Hebrews always required faith.

James 1:21 also stresses receiving the word with meekness for salvation, echoing that the word must be received with faith to profit.

Galatians 5:2 warns that circumcision nullifies Christ's profit, echoing Hebrews' theme that the word profits only when mixed with faith.

Luke 9:41 shows Jesus rebuking a faithless generation, mirroring the unbelief that made the word unprofitable in Hebrews.