Cross references

Hebrews 12:17

For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

Hebrews 12:17 BSB

Hebrews 12:17 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 1:24–31 (10 votes) and Matthew 25:11–12 (8 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 25 to Hebrews 10.

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Which verses does Hebrews 12:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, …

  2. Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

  3. Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

  4. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

  5. If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. …

  6. As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt. He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.” …

  7. They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”

  8. “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ …

  9. It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— …

Which verses point to Hebrews 12:17?

The 10 strongest of 16.