Hebrews 4:6

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

Cross-references

Hebrews 4:2 Parallel

In Hebrews 4:2, the reason for failure is given: the message was not united with faith — clarifying the disobedience in Hebrews 4:6.

Hebrews 4:9 Parallel

In Hebrews 4:9, the conclusion is drawn that a Sabbath rest remains — building on the failure of the wilderness generation to enter.

In Hebrews 3:18, God swore that the disobedient would not enter his rest — a direct restatement of the failure described in Hebrews 4:6.

In Hebrews 3:19, the inability to enter is explicitly due to unbelief, equating with the disobedience mentioned in Hebrews 4:6.

Hebrews 11:6 asserts that faith is essential to please God, undergirding why disobedience prevented entering rest.

In Numbers 14:31, God promises the children will enter the land — contrasting with the adults who failed to enter because of disobedience.

Acts 13:46 Parallel

In Acts 13:46, Paul turns to the Gentiles after the Jews reject the gospel, directly paralleling the failure of those who first heard the good news in Hebrews.

Acts 28:28 Parallel

In Acts 28:28, Paul declares salvation sent to the Gentiles who will listen — the same pattern as those who failed to enter because of disobedience.

Psalm 106:24 recounts Israel's rejection of the promised land due to unbelief, the same failure referenced in Hebrews 4:6.

Ezekiel 20:38 describes God purging rebels from entering the land, paralleling the exclusion from rest in Hebrews 4:6.

Romans 11:20 states Israel was broken off due to unbelief, directly paralleling the exclusion from rest in Hebrews 4:6.

Matthew 7:21 teaches that only doers of God's will enter the kingdom, echoing the obedience required to enter rest in Hebrews 4:6.