Bible Cross References
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Matthew 13:6
But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up.
Matthew 7:22
When the Judgment Day comes, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord! In your name we spoke God's message, by your name we drove out many demons and performed many miracles!'
Matthew 7:23
Then I will say to them, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you wicked people!'
Matthew 7:26
"But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Matthew 7:27
The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!"
Job 19:28
"How can we torment him?" You looked for some excuse to attack me.
Proverbs 12:3
Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.
Proverbs 12:12
All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.
Luke 8:13
The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away.
John 6:26
Jesus answered, "I am telling you the truth: you are looking for me because you ate the bread and had all you wanted, not because you understood my miracles.
John 6:61-65
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Without being told, Jesus knew that they were grumbling about this, so he said to them, "Does this make you want to give up?
62
Suppose, then, that you should see the Son of Man go back up to the place where he was before?
63
What gives life is God's Spirit; human power is of no use at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God's life-giving Spirit.
64
Yet some of you do not believe." (Jesus knew from the very beginning who were the ones that would not believe and which one would betray him.)
65
And he added, "This is the very reason I told you that no people can come to me unless the Father makes it possible for them to do so."
John 6:70
Jesus replied, "I chose the twelve of you, didn't I? Yet one of you is a devil!"
John 6:71
He was talking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For Judas, even though he was one of the twelve disciples, was going to betray him.
John 15:5-7
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"I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.
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Those who do not remain in me are thrown out like a branch and dry up; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, where they are burned.
7
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it.
Acts 8:21-23
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You have no part or share in our work, because your heart is not right in God's sight.
22
Repent, then, of this evil plan of yours, and pray to the Lord that he will forgive you for thinking such a thing as this.
23
For I see that you are full of bitter envy and are a prisoner of sin."
Galatians 5:6
For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.
Galatians 6:15
It does not matter at all whether or not one is circumcised; what does matter is being a new creature.
Ephesians 3:17
and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love,
2 Peter 1:8
These are the qualities you need, and if you have them in abundance, they will make you active and effective in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:9
But if you do not have them, you are so shortsighted that you cannot see and have forgotten that you have been purified from your past sins.
1 John 2:19
These people really did not belong to our fellowship, and that is why they left us; if they had belonged to our fellowship, they would have stayed with us. But they left so that it might be clear that none of them really belonged to us.
1 John 2:20
But you have had the Holy Spirit poured out on you by Christ, and so all of you know the truth.
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Matthew 10:22
Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:13
But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
Job 27:8-10
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What hope is there for the godless in the hour when God demands their life?
9
When trouble comes, will God hear their cries?
10
They should have desired the joy he gives; they should have constantly prayed to him.
Psalm 36:3
Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.
Hosea 6:4
But the LORD says, "Israel and Judah, what am I going to do with you? Your love for me disappears as quickly as morning mist; it is like dew, that vanishes early in the day.
Romans 2:7
Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.
Philippians 1:6
And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 1:5
They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time.
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Matthew 5:10-12
10
"Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
11
"Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers.
12
Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.
Matthew 10:37-39
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"Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or daughter more than me are not fit to be my disciples.
38
Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are not fit to be my disciples.
39
Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it.
Matthew 16:24-26
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.
25
For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for my sake, you will find it.
26
Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.
Mark 4:17
But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.
Mark 8:34-36
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Then Jesus called the crowd and his disciples to him. "If any of you want to come with me," he told them, "you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.
35
For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for me and for the gospel, you will save it.
36
Do you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not!
Mark 13:12
Men will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.
Mark 13:13
Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
Luke 9:23-25
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And he said to them all, "If you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, take up your cross every day, and follow me.
24
For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it.
25
Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but are yourself lost or defeated? Of course not!
Luke 14:26-33
26
"Those who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well.
27
Those who do not carry their own cross and come after me cannot be my disciples.
28
If one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down first and figure out what it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.
29
If you don't, you will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will make fun of you.
30
'You began to build but can't finish the job!' they will say.
31
If a king goes out with ten thousand men to fight another king who comes against him with twenty thousand men, he will sit down first and decide if he is strong enough to face that other king.
32
If he isn't, he will send messengers to meet the other king to ask for terms of peace while he is still a long way off.
33
In the same way," concluded Jesus, "none of you can be my disciple unless you give up everything you have.
Luke 21:12-18
12
Before all these things take place, however, you will be arrested and persecuted; you will be handed over to be tried in synagogues and be put in prison; you will be brought before kings and rulers for my sake.
13
This will be your chance to tell the Good News.
14
Make up your minds ahead of time not to worry about how you will defend yourselves,
15
because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say.
16
You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death.
17
Everyone will hate you because of me.
18
But not a single hair from your heads will be lost.
John 12:25
Those who love their own life will lose it; those who hate their own life in this world will keep it for life eternal.
John 12:26
Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me.
Galatians 6:12
The people who are trying to force you to be circumcised are the ones who want to show off and boast about external matters. They do it, however, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
2 Timothy 4:10
Demas fell in love with this present world and has deserted me, going off to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Hebrews 10:35-39
35
Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward.
36
You need to be patient, in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.
37
For, as the scripture says, "Just a little while longer, and he who is coming will come; he will not delay.
38
My righteous people, however, will believe and live; but if any of them turns back, I will not be pleased with them."
39
We are not people who turn back and are lost. Instead, we have faith and are saved.
Revelation 2:13
I know where you live, there where Satan has his throne. You are true to me, and you did not abandon your faith in me even during the time when Antipas, my faithful witness, was killed there where Satan lives.
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Matthew 13:57
And so they rejected him. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is respected everywhere except in his hometown and by his own family."
Matthew 11:6
How happy are those who have no doubts about me!"
Matthew 24:9
"Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.
Matthew 24:10
Many will give up their faith at that time; they will betray one another and hate one another.
Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, "This very night all of you will run away and leave me, for the scripture says, 'God will kill the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
Matthew 26:33
Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, "I will never leave you, even though all the rest do!"
2 Timothy 1:15
You know that everyone in the province of Asia, including Phygelus and Hermogenes, has deserted me.