Hebrews 4:16

Therefore let us draw near to the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

In Context

15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

Ephesians 3:12Because of Christ and our faith in him, we have boldness and confident access to God.

Hebrews 7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw 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 →

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