Romans 11:22
Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Cross-reference
In Romans 2:7, perseverance in doing good leads to eternal life — parallels the condition of continuing in God’s kindness to avoid being cut off.
Romans 2:4 explains that God's kindness leads to repentance — the purpose behind the kindness mentioned in 11:22.
Romans 9:23 shows God's glory on vessels of mercy — paralleling the kindness side in 11:22.
Romans 9:22 shows God's wrath on vessels of destruction — illustrating the severity side of God mentioned in 11:22.
Romans 2:5 warns of storing up wrath by hard hearts — the consequence of not continuing in kindness in 11:22.
John 8:31 makes the same conditional promise: continuing in Christ's word is the mark of a true disciple.
Hebrews 3:6 makes being God's house conditional on holding fast confidence until the end — identical logic to continuing in his goodness.
1 Thessalonians 3:8 states 'we live if you stand fast' — same conditional perseverance as 'if you continue in his goodness.'
Hebrews 3:14 conditions being partakers of Christ on holding steadfast to the end — a direct parallel to Paul's warning.
1 Corinthians 15:2 conditions salvation on holding fast the gospel preached, parallel to continuing in God's goodness.
Acts 14:22 directly exhorts continuing in the faith, mirroring the condition Paul gives here.
In Hebrews 10:35-39, drawing back unto perdition versus believing to saving of the soul directly echoes the cut-off warning and condition of continuing.
John 15:4-10 expands on abiding in Christ with the same warning: branches that don't abide are cut off and burned.
In John 15:2, the same principle appears: unfruitful branches are taken away, echoing the warning to continue in God's goodness or be cut off.
In Luke 8:15, good soil hearers hold fast and bear fruit with perseverance — echoing the call here to continue in God’s kindness.
Matthew 3:10 uses the 'cut down' tree imagery for judgment — the same warning as Romans 11:22's threat of being cut off for unfaithfulness.
In 1 John 2:19, those who depart were never truly of us — adding insight that failure to continue reveals lack of genuine belonging.
In Jude 1:21, 'keep yourselves in the love of God' parallels the call to continue in his goodness, with added hope of eternal life.
In Ezekiel 33:17-19, the righteous who turns dies and the wicked who turns lives — mirroring the dual outcomes of God's goodness and severity.
In Ezekiel 18:24, the righteous who turns away dies and none of his righteousness is remembered — identical logic to the warning about not continuing.
In Ezekiel 3:20, a righteous person turning from righteousness dies and his past righteousness is forgotten — directly illustrating the 'cut off' principle.
In Psalm 78:49-52, God pours wrath on Egypt but shepherds His people — the same dual character of severity and kindness seen here.
In Joshua 23:16, transgression leads to God's anger and perishing — directly parallel to the warning here about being cut off.
In Revelation 2:5, Christ warns to repent or have the lampstand removed — a parallel threat of removal for failing to continue.
In Deuteronomy 32:39-43, God declares both killing and healing — the same dual aspect of kindness and severity seen here.
Numbers 14:18 displays God's mercy and his judgment — the same dual character of kindness and severity in 11:22.
In Ezekiel 14:8, God says He will cut off the idolater from His people — directly parallel to the 'cut off' warning in Romans.
In Numbers 26:65, the wilderness generation is cut off for unbelief — a past example of God's severity toward those who fell.
Galatians 6:9 promises a harvest if we do not give up — a parallel call to persevere in well-doing.
Acts 11:23 exhorts believers to cleave to the Lord with a resolved heart — reinforcing the call to continue in God's goodness.
James 1:25 stresses persevering in the law of liberty – paralleling the command to continue in God's kindness (Romans 11:22).
In Nahum 1:7, the Lord is good to those who trust Him — mirroring the goodness side of Romans 11:22 for those who continue.
In Hosea 2:4, God withdraws mercy from the unfaithful — echoing the severity that comes when one does not continue in goodness.
In Joshua 23:15, God fulfilling both good words and threats mirrors the warning here about continuing in kindness or being cut off.