Hebrews 5:9

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“And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him”

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“And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him”

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KJVPD

“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;”

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“and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;”

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“and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 5:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 45:17I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
  2. Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
  3. Psalms 51:8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
  4. Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
  5. Isaiah 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
  6. Isaiah 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
  7. Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
  8. Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
  9. Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
  10. Zechariah 6:15Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
  11. Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  12. Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
  13. Luke 13:32But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
  14. John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
  15. Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
  16. Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  17. Acts 5:32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
  18. Romans 1:5Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
  19. Romans 2:8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
  20. Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
  21. Romans 10:16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
  22. Romans 15:18I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
  23. 2 Corinthians 10:5We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
  24. 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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