Hebrews 7:19
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
Cross-references
Hebrews 7:11 makes the same point — the Levitical priesthood could not bring perfection — reinforcing the law's inadequacy here.
Hebrews 7:25 shows Jesus saves those who draw near through him — fulfilling the better hope that enables drawing near to God.
Hebrews 7:18 states the former commandment is set aside due to weakness, directly supporting the law's inability to make anything perfect.
Hebrews 11:40 reveals God provided something better for our perfection, linking to the 'better hope' that overcomes the law's imperfection.
Hebrews 10:19-22 elaborates on drawing near through Christ's blood, providing the concrete means for the access introduced here.
Hebrews 9:9 says the old system's gifts could not perfect the conscience — same inability to perfect as stated here.
Hebrews 8:6 expands the 'better hope' into a better covenant mediated by Christ, showing the superior basis for drawing near.
Hebrews 6:18 describes hope as a secure anchor for our souls, directly supporting the 'better hope' that brings us near to God.
Hebrews 4:16 exhorts us to draw near to God's throne with confidence, applying the access granted by the better hope here.
Hebrews 10:22 exhorts believers to draw near with full assurance — the same action made possible by the better hope.
Hebrews 10:14 states Christ's offering perfects believers — directly answering the law's failure to make anything perfect.
Hebrews 10:9 says Christ does away with the first to establish the second — mirroring the replacement of the law by a better hope.
Hebrews 8:13 declares the first covenant obsolete, echoing the contrast between law's imperfection and the better hope.
Hebrews 12:2 points to Jesus as the perfecter of faith, aligning with the better hope that replaces law's imperfection.
John 1:17 contrasts the law given through Moses with grace and truth through Jesus, echoing the law's limitation and the superior hope in Christ.
1 Timothy 1:1 calls Christ Jesus 'our hope,' directly naming the source of the better hope that brings us near to God.
Colossians 1:27 identifies Christ as the hope of glory, specifying the content of the 'better hope' that enables our approach to God.
Ephesians 3:12 describes the bold access we have to God through faith in Christ — the confidence that accompanies the better hope in Hebrews 7:19.
Ephesians 2:13-18 explains how Christ's blood brings us near to God — the very drawing near promised by the better hope in Hebrews 7:19.
Galatians 3:24 also portrays the law as a guardian leading to Christ, reinforcing the law's inability to perfect as stated here.
Galatians 2:16 declares justification not by the law — echoing the law's failure to bring perfection stated here.
Romans 8:3 says the law was powerless — the same weakness of the law referenced as 'made nothing perfect' here.
Romans 5:2 connects access to grace by faith with rejoicing in hope — the same 'better hope' through which we draw near to God in Hebrews 7:19.
Romans 3:21 reveals a righteousness apart from the law — the exact 'better hope' that replaces the law's failure here.
Romans 3:20 says no one is justified by the law — aligning with the law's inability to perfect here.
Acts 13:39 states the law cannot free from sin — same limitation of the law as the 'made nothing perfect' here.
John 14:6 identifies Jesus as the exclusive way to the Father — the 'better hope' of Hebrews 7:19 is accessed only through Him.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 speaks of 'good hope through grace' — the same hope that in Hebrews 7:19 replaces the law and lets us draw near to God.
Ephesians 2:18 explicitly states we have access to the Father through Christ by the Spirit — the same drawing near accomplished by the better hope in Hebrews 7:19.
Romans 4:14 argues that if the law could make heirs, faith and promise are void — echoing Hebrews 7:19's point that the law couldn't perfect, pointing to a better hope.
James 4:8 uses the identical phrase 'draw near to God' — the same invitation rooted in the better hope.
Psalm 73:28 expresses the OT longing to be near God, a desire fulfilled by the better hope that grants us access.