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.
For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
The cross references for Hebrews 13:14 all relate to the idea of seeking a heavenly home, a heavenly city, and a heavenly Jerusalem. They emphasize the idea that we are only temporary residents on this earth, and that our true home is in heaven. They also emphasize the idea that we are citizens of a heavenly kingdom and that our ultimate hope is in Christ. All of these passages remind us that our ultimate goal is to seek the city that is to come.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Ephesians 2:19: So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, | Both passages refer to the idea of a heavenly home. Hebrews 13:14 tells us that our current home is not our ultimate destination, and that we should instead seek the city that is to come. Ephesians 2:19 then reveals that this heavenly home is a place where we are no longer strangers and aliens, but rather citizens with the saints in the household of God. |
| Philippians 3:20: But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, | Both passages refer to the idea of our citizenship being in heaven rather than on earth. Hebrews 13:14 speaks of our lack of a lasting city on earth, and instead encourages us to seek the city that is to come. Philippians 3:20 goes further, emphasizing that our true citizenship is in heaven and that we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from there. |
| Colossians 3:1-3: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. | Both passages emphasize the importance of seeking the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Hebrews 13:14 emphasizes that we have no lasting city on earth and should instead seek the city that is to come. Colossians 3:1-3 encourages believers to set their minds on things that are above, as they have died and their life is hidden with Christ in God. |
| Hebrews 11:12-16: Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. | Both passages refer to the concept of a heavenly homeland. Hebrews 13:14 speaks of seeking the city that is to come, while Hebrews 11:12-16 reflects on the idea of a heavenly homeland that is better than the earthly one from which people have gone out. In the latter passage, God is seen as preparing a city for those who desire it. |
| Hebrews 12:22: But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, | Both passages emphasize the idea of a heavenly city. Hebrews 13:14 speaks of the lack of a lasting city on earth and the need to seek the city that is to come. Hebrews 12:22 speaks of having come to Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. This heavenly city is a place of festal gathering, where innumerable angels are present. |
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the promise of a heavenly city that we seek. We thank You for the reminder that we are no longer strangers and aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Help us to set our minds on things that are above and to live in light of our heavenly citizenship. We thank You for the promise of a better country, a heavenly one, and for the hope of a glorious future in the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. We ask that You would help us to keep our eyes fixed on You and to live in light of the hope of a glorious eternity with You. In Jesus' name, 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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