Cross references

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

Hebrews 12:1 BSB

Hebrews 12:1 has 46 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 46 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Timothy 4:7 (171 votes) and 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 (153 votes). 55 other verses point back to it. It links with 32 other books, from Genesis 22 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Hebrews 12:1 point to?

The 20 strongest of 46, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 2 Timothy 4:7171 votes

    I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

  2. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. …

  3. as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

  4. Luke 21:3498 votes

    But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

  5. So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward. You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. …

  6. I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. …

  7. You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?

  8. Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. …

  9. 1 Peter 2:156 votes

    Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

  10. Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. …

  11. Romans 12:1254 votes
  12. Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  13. Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. …

  14. James 1:336 votes

Which verses point to Hebrews 12:1?

The 10 strongest of 55.