Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
These cross references all emphasize the importance of gathering together as believers and encouraging one another. They encourage us to build each other up, to stir up love and good works, and to devote ourselves to fellowship and teaching. They remind us that when we come together in Christ's name, He is with us. All of these themes relate to Hebrews 10:25, which encourages us to not neglect meeting together and to encourage one another, especially as the Day of the Lord approaches.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Matthew 18:20: For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” | Both passages emphasize the importance of gathering together for worship and encouragement. Hebrews 10:25 encourages believers to come together to encourage one another, especially as the Day of the Lord draws near. Matthew 18:20 promises that when two or three believers gather together in Jesus' name, He is present with them. |
| Acts 2:42: And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. | Both passages emphasize the importance of Christian fellowship. Hebrews 10:25 encourages believers to come together and support one another as the Day of the Lord approaches. Acts 2:42 describes the practices of the early church, which included devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. This was an essential part of the early church's life and a reminder of the importance of gathering together in Christian fellowship. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:11: Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. | Both passages emphasize the importance of encouraging one another in the Christian faith. Hebrews 10:25 emphasizes the importance of gathering together and encouraging one another as the Day of the Lord approaches. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 encourages Christians to build each other up in the faith. |
| Hebrews 3:13: But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. | Both passages emphasize the importance of Christian fellowship. Hebrews 10:25 encourages believers to meet together and encourage one another, especially as the Day of the Lord approaches. Hebrews 3:13 further emphasizes this point, urging believers to exhort one another every day so that they may not be hardened by sin. |
| Hebrews 10:24: And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, | Both passages from Hebrews 10 speak to the importance of the Christian community. The first passage encourages believers to come together, not neglecting to meet, and to encourage one another as the Day of the Lord draws near. The second passage encourages Christians to consider how to stir up one another to love and good works. These two passages together emphasize the importance of the Christian community in living out faith and being a witness to the world. |
Heavenly Father,
We thank You for Your Word, which reminds us of the importance of gathering together in Your name. We thank You for the fellowship and encouragement that comes from meeting with one another. Help us to be devoted to Your teaching and to be mindful of the need to encourage one another in love and good works.
Give us the strength to resist the deceitfulness of sin and to be eager to meet together, so that we may build one another up and stir up one another to love and good works.
We ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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