Hebrews 4:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Unto us

1 Peter 1:12

Did

Romans 2:25

1 Corinthians 13:3

1 Timothy 4:8

Not being, etc

James 1:21

General references

Mark 6:5

Bible References

Unto us

It was for you first that God raised up his Servant, and sent him to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."

So Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly. "The word of God," they said, "had to be spoken to you in the first instance; but as you push it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, well, here we turn to the Gentiles!

Besides, Scripture anticipated God's justification of the Gentiles by faith when it announced the gospel beforehand to Abraham in these terms: All nations shall be blessed in thee.

no, although it was because of an illness (you know) that I preached the gospel to you on my former visit,

to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!

Did

Circumcision is certainly of use, provided you keep the Law; but if you are a breaker of the Law, then your circumcision is turned into uncircumcision.

I may distribute all I possess in charity, I may give up my body to be burnt, but if I have no love, I make nothing of it.

The training of the body is of small service, but religion is of service in all directions; it contains the promise of life both for the present and for the future.

Not being, etc

Since then it is reserved for some to enter it, and since those who formerly got the good news failed to enter owing to their disobedience,

Brothers, take care in case there is a wicked, unbelieving heart in any of you, moving you to apostatize from the living God.

and apart from faith it is impossible to satisfy him, for the man who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he does reward those who seek him.

for our gospel came to you not with mere words but also with power and with the holy Spirit, with ample conviction on our part (you know what we were to you, for your own good),

We thank God constantly for this too, that when you received the word of the divine message from us, you took it not as a human word but for what it really is, the word of God. It proves effective in you believers,

so that all may be doomed who refuse faith in the Truth but delight in evil.

so clear away all the foul rank growth of malice, and make a soil of modesty for the Word which roots itself inwardly with power to save your souls.

General references

There he could not do any miracle, beyond laying his hands on a few sick people and curing them.