Hebrews 6:8

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Cross-reference

In Hebrews 10:27, a consuming fire awaits God's enemies—reinforcing the fiery judgment on the worthless land.

In Matthew 3:10, unfruitful trees are cut down and thrown into the fire—identical to the fate of the cursed land.

Revelation 20:15 Related theme

In Revelation 20:15, the lake of fire is the fate of the condemned — the same final 'burning' that Hebrews warns about for apostates.

John 15:6 Parallel

In John 15:6, branches not abiding in Christ are thrown into the fire and burned — mirroring Hebrews' land that yields thorns and is burned for unfruitfulness.

In Matthew 25:41, the cursed are sent to eternal fire — echoing Hebrews' 'near to being cursed' and 'end is to be burned' as a final judgment warning.

In Matthew 7:19, the same warning about unfruitful trees being burned reinforces the judgment theme from Hebrews.

Genesis 3:18 introduces 'thorns and thistles' as part of the ground's curse—the exact phrase Hebrews 6:8 echoes when warning of apostasy.

Malachi 4:1 Allusion

In Malachi 4:1, the day of the Lord burns like an oven, consuming the arrogant—echoes the fire that destroys the worthless.

In Ezekiel 20:47, a fire consumes every tree—green and dry—similar to the consuming fire on the rejected land.

In Ezekiel 15:2-7, vine wood is useless for anything but fuel—parallels the worthless land destined for burning.

In Isaiah 27:11, withered branches are burned for fire—directly echoing the burning of the cursed land.

Isaiah 5:1 Allusion

Isaiah 5:6 says the vineyard will grow briers and thorns as judgment—strongly parallels Hebrews 6:8's thorns and curse.

Job 31:40 Parallel

Job 31:40 invokes thorns as a curse on his land—directly parallel to Hebrews 6:8's thorns and curse imagery.

In Matthew 21:19, Jesus curses a fruitless fig tree that withers — a vivid parallel to land that bears thorns and is burned.

Mark 4:19 Parallel

In Mark 4:19, thorns choke the word and prevent fruit — here thorns themselves are the bad crop, leading to destruction.

Luke 8:7 Parallel

In Luke 8:7, thorns choke the seed, preventing fruit — similar imagery of thorns ruining productivity and leading to judgment.

Luke 13:9 Parallel

In Luke 13:9, the barren fig tree is given one more chance or else cut down — matching the fate of land that only yields thorns.

John 15:2 Parallel

In John 15:2, a similar agricultural image: branches that bear no fruit are taken away, echoing the fate of thorny ground that is burned.

Romans 6:21 Parallel

In Romans 6:21, the end of shameful deeds is death — parallel to the 'end is to be burned' for worthless land.

In 2 Samuel 23:7, worthless men are like thorns that are utterly burned with fire — the OT imagery that Hebrews applies to those who fall away.

In Ezekiel 15:4, the vine wood is thrown into fire as fuel because it is useless — similar to Hebrews' land yielding thorns and being burned as worthless.

Isaiah 27:4 Allusion

In Isaiah 27:4, God burns briers and thorns set against Him — the same OT motif of burning thorns that Hebrews applies to apostates.

Isaiah 9:18 Allusion

In Isaiah 9:18, wickedness burns like fire devouring briers and thorns — echoing Hebrews' image of thorns being consumed by fire as judgment.

Micah 7:4 Parallel

In Micah 7:4, the best of people are compared to thorns and briers — reinforcing the image of worthless things facing judgment.

Luke 3:8 Contrast

In Luke 3:8, John calls for fruits worthy of repentance — contrasting the thorns that prove a land worthless.