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Hebrews · read by John Piper
65 verses, in order. Only the verses John read aloud are shown.
Hebrews 1
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But about the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.Read from ESV · Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ - Part 2
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You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy."Read from ESV · Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ - Part 2
Hebrews 2
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In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.Read from ESV · All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
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Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,Read from NASB1995 · Suffering for the Sake of the Body - Lesson 1
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and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.Read from NASB1995 · Suffering for the Sake of the Body - Lesson 1
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For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.Read from NASB1995 · Jesus Is Able to Help Those Who Are Tempted
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Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.Read from NASB1995 · Jesus Is Able to Help Those Who Are Tempted
Hebrews 3
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Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you hear His voice,Read from ESV · Our Only Hope In The Wilderness
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See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.Read from ESV · Five Reasons That Some Fall Away
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But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.Read from ESV · 'Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love'
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We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.Read from ESV · Five Reasons That Some Fall Away
Hebrews 4
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There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.Read from ESV · Is There a 'Lord's Day'?
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For whoever enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.Read from ESV · Is There a 'Lord's Day'?
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.Read from NASB1995 · Living by Faith in Future Grace - Lesson 3
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Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.Read from NASB1995 · Living by Faith in Future Grace - Lesson 3
Hebrews 6
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Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.Read from ESV · I Have Kept the Faith
Hebrews 7
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Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.Read from NASB1995 · Battling Unbelief - Part 7
Hebrews 8
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For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more."Read from NASB1995 · God Raised Your Great Shepherd From the Dead
Hebrews 9
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He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
Hebrews 10
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because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,Read from ESV · Battling Unbelief Together
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and since we have a great priest over the house of God,Read from ESV · Battling Unbelief Together
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let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Read from ESV · Battling Unbelief Together
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Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.Read from ESV · 'Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love'
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And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.Read from ESV · 'Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love'
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Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.Read from ESV · Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part Two
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but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.Read from ESV · Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain - Part 2
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Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.Read from ESV · How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice
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You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.Read from ESV · How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice
Hebrews 11
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Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.Read from ESV · Battling Unbelief - Part 3
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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.Read from ESV · Finishing with Joy
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By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.Read from NASB1995 · Battling Unbelief - Part 6
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He chose to suffer oppression with God's people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.Read from ESV · Saving Faith as Treasuring Christ
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He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.Read from ESV · Sorrowful Love Springs from Serious Joy
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Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.Read from ESV · The Cost of Love in the Call to the Nations
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They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.Read from ESV · The Cost of Love in the Call to the Nations
Hebrews 12
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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.Read from ESV · The Cost of Love in the Call to the Nations
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Read from ESV · How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice
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Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.Read from ESV · Finishing What
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In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.Read from ESV · Are You Worthy of Jesus
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For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives."Read from ESV · The Present Effects of Trembling at the Wrath of God
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Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?Read from NASB1995 · Suffering for the Sake of the Body - Lesson 4
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If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.Read from NASB1995 · Suffering for the Sake of the Body - Lesson 4
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Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.Read from NASB1995 · Living by Faith in Future Grace - Lesson 1
Hebrews 13
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Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.Read from ESV · Lavish Giving, Loving Guests, Living Christ
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Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.Read from NASB1995 · A Fast for Waters That Do Not Fail (Part 2)
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So we say with confidence: "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"Read from ESV · The Achievement of Christ Without Which There Would Be No Others
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Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.Read from NASB1995 · Biblical Eldership - Lesson 2
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We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.Read from ESV · In Psalm 43, What Does It Mean to Go to the Altar of God？
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And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.Read from NASB1995 · Living by Faith in Future Grace - Lesson 4
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Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.Read from NASB1995 · Battling Unbelief - Part 6
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For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.Read from ESV · The Cost of Love in the Call to the Nations
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Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.Read from KJV · (Biographies) John G. Paton
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And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.Read from ESV · How Can a Holy God Have Pleasure in Sinners？
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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.Read from NASB1995 · Biblical Eldership - Lesson 2
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Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,Read from ESV · God Raised Your Great Shepherd From the Dead
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equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.Read from ESV · God Raised Your Great Shepherd From the Dead