Hebrews 4:16
Then let us come near to the seat of grace without fear, so that mercy may be given to us, and we may get grace for our help in time of need.
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Leviticus 16:2The Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, your brother, that he may not come at all times into the holy place inside the veil, before the cover which is on the ark, for fear that death may overtake him; for I will be seen in the cloud on the cover of the ark.
Isaiah 27:11When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.
Matthew 7:7Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
2 Corinthians 12:8And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.
Ephesians 3:12By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.
Hebrews 7:19(Because the law made nothing complete), and in its place there is a better hope, through which we come near to God.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 4:12-16
Serious Exhortation; The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged 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. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes… Read the whole commentary →