Hebrews 3:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hebrews 3:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hebrews 3:9 is a verse from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hebrews 3:9 — KJV
“When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.”
— Hebrews 3:9 (KJV)
Hebrews 3:9 in Context — About the Book of Hebrews
Hebrews argues one majestic thesis: Jesus is better — better than angels, Moses, priests, and every old-covenant shadow. He is our great High Priest who sympathizes with weakness, so we can approach the throne of grace with confidence. Faith's hall of fame in chapter 11 fuels endurance for the race.
Cross-References for Hebrews 3:9
“When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:9: fathers, tempted, proved
“For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:9: works, forty, years
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:9: fathers, forty, years
“After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:9: saw, forty, years
“And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:9: forty, years
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