Hebrews 3:18 Cross References - NSB

¹⁸ Who did God swear would never enter his rest? He was talking about those who did not obey him.

¹² Jehovah said to Moses and Aaron: »You did not trust me! You did not show the Israelites how holy I am! So you will not bring this congregation into the land I am giving them.«

²⁶ Even so they were not willing to go. They rebelled against the command of Jehovah your God: ²⁷ »You complained in your tents, and said: Jehovah hates us so he brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. ²⁸ »‘Where can we go up? Our brothers caused us to lose heart. They said: The people are stronger and taller than we are. The cities are large and the walls go up to the sky. Moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.«’ ²⁹ »I said to you: ‘Do not be afraid of them. ³⁰ »‘Jehovah your God leads you. He will fight for you just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes! ³¹ »‘You saw how Jehovah your God carried you like a father carries his son all the way until you reached this place.’ ³² »Yet in all this you did not trust Jehovah your God.

³⁴ »Jehovah heard what you said. He was angry and solemnly swore: ³⁵ »‘Not one man of this evil generation will see that good land, which I swore to give your fathers,

¹¹ Jehovah said to Moses: »How much longer will these people reject me? How much longer will they refuse to trust in me, even though I have performed many miracles among them?

²³ »None of those who treat me with contempt will see it!

³⁰ »‘I raised my hand and swore an oath to give you this land to live in. But none of you will enter it except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

²³ »‘Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea. He said: ‘Go up and possess the land I have given you.’ Then you rebelled against the command of Jehovah your God. You did not believe him. You did not listen to his voice!

²⁴ They refused to enter the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said. ²⁵ They complained in their tents. They did not obey Jehovah. ²⁶ Raising his hand, he swore that he would kill them in the wilderness,

¹¹ »So I swore in my anger: ‘They will not enter into my rest.’«

² Indeed, we have had good news presented to us. They also had it. But the word that was heard did not benefit them because they were not united in faith by what was heard.

⁶ It remains for some to enter into it. Those who first received the good news did not enter in because they did not obey and lacked faith.