Hebrews 12:22
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 12
“But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,”Hebrews 12:22
What Does Hebrews 12:22 Mean?
Hebrews 12:22 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 12, verse 22 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include New Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 12:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Philippians 3:20“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:”Galatians 4:26“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.”Matthew 16:16“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”Hebrews 11:10“For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”Psalms 24:3“Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?”Isaiah 60:14“The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.”Hebrews 13:14“For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.”Revelation 5:11“And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;”Revelation 14:1“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.”Psalms 15:1“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?”Psalms 48:2“Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”Revelation 3:12“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”Revelation 21:2“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”Psalms 132:13“For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.”Isaiah 25:6“And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.”Ephesians 2:19“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;”Hebrews 11:16“But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”Isaiah 51:11“Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.”Ephesians 5:27“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”Isaiah 56:7“Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.”
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