Hebrews 12:9
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 12
“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?”Hebrews 12:9
What Does Hebrews 12:9 Mean?
Hebrews 12:9 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 12, verse 9 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 12:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 4:7“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”Numbers 16:22“And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?”Numbers 27:16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,”Isaiah 42:5“Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:”John 3:6“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”Job 12:10“In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.”Acts 17:28“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.”Job 2:10“But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.”Zechariah 12:1“The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.”Matthew 23:9“And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”Exodus 20:12“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”Isaiah 38:16“O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.”Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Leviticus 19:3“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.”Ezekiel 18:4“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.”Isaiah 57:16“For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.”1 Peter 5:6“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:”Genesis 5:1“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;”Proverbs 30:17“The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.”Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
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