Hebrews 4:2

“For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.”

"For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it." - Hebrews 4:2
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What does Hebrews 4:2 mean?

Hebrews 4:2 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it." The book of Hebrews is a letter written to Jewish Christians, likely in…

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The Power of Faith: Engaging with the Gospel

The Epistle to the Hebrews invites us to contemplate the profound implications of the gospel and the vital role faith plays in our spiritual journey. Hebrews 4:2 states, "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not…

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A Prayer for Faith That Receives the Gospel

Heavenly Father, We come before You with humility and awe, recognizing Your sovereign grace that has made the gospel available to us. As we reflect upon the profound truth of Hebrews 4:2, "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not…

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Hebrews 4:2 - "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."
"For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it." - Hebrews 4:2
Hebrews 2:4 - "God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?"
Hebrews 4:9 - "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
Hebrews 4:5 - "And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest."
Hebrews 10:4 - "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins."
Hebrews 4:4 - "For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works."
Hebrews 12:4 - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 13:4 - "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
Hebrews 5:4 - "And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron."
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 3:4 - "For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God."
Hebrews 11:2 - "For by it the elders obtained a good report."
Hebrews 8:4 - "For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:"
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 2:2 - "For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;"
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." - Hebrews 4:9
Hebrews 4:8 - "For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day."
"God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?" - Hebrews 2:4
Hebrews 4:11 - "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."
Hebrews 7:4 - "Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."
Hebrews 4:6 - "Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:"
"And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest." - Hebrews 4:5
Hebrews 6:2 - "Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment."
Hebrews 6:4 - "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,"
Hebrews 1:4 - "Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."
Hebrews 8:2 - "A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man."