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Hebrews 3:8-19

8 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion,
during the time of testing in the desert,

9 where your fathers tested and tried me
and for forty years saw what I did.

10 That is why I was angry with that generation,
and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray,
and they have not known my ways.’

11 So I declared on oath in my anger,
‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”

12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.

15 As has just been said:
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion.”

16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?

17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the desert?

18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?

19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.

Cross References for Hebrews 3:8-19

Proverbs 29:1 - A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:1

1 Corinthians 10:9 - We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:9 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:9

2 Chronicles 30:8 - Do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; submit to the Lord. Come to the sanctuary, which ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 30:8 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 30:8

Exodus 8:15 - But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses... Click to read the verse Exodus 8:15 Click to read the verse Exodus 8:15

Zechariah 7:11-12 - “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears. Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:11-12 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:11-12

Daniel 5:20 - But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal thron... Click to read the verse Daniel 5:20 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:20

Job 9:4 - His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed? Click to read the verse Job 9:4 Click to read the verse Job 9:4

2 Chronicles 36:13 - He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath in God’s name. He b... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:13 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:13

1 Samuel 6:6 - Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When he treated them harshly, d... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 6:6 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 6:6

Numbers 14:11 - The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they ... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:11 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:11

2 Kings 17:14 - But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their fathers, who did not trust in the L... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:14 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:14

Psalms 78:56 - But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:56 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:56

Psalms 106:14 - In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test. Click to read the verse Psalms 106:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:14

Exodus 17:7 - And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they te... Click to read the verse Exodus 17:7 Click to read the verse Exodus 17:7

Deuteronomy 6:16 - Do not test the Lord your God as you did at Massah. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:16

Psalms 78:18 - They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:18 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:18

Nehemiah 9:16 - “But they, our forefathers, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and did not obey your commands. Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:16 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:16

Romans 2:5-6 - But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against y... Click to read the verse Romans 2:5-6 Click to read the verse Romans 2:5-6

Jeremiah 7:26 - But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:26 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:26

Proverbs 28:14 - Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble. Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:14 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:14

Matthew 13:15 - For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have c... Click to read the verse Matthew 13:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:15

Acts 19:9 - But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Pa... Click to read the verse Acts 19:9 Click to read the verse Acts 19:9

Ezekiel 3:7-9 - But the house of Israel is not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:7-9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:7-9

Deuteronomy 9:22-24 - You also made the Lord angry at Taberah, at Massah and at Kibroth Hattaavah. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:22-24 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:22-24

Hebrews 3:12-13 - See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:12-13 Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:12-13

Numbers 14:22-23 - not one of the men who saw my glory and the miraculous signs I performed in Egypt and in the de... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:22-23 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:22-23