KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
WEB World English Bible
Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
ASV American Standard Version
Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace—for seasonable help.
Surrounding context — Hebrews 4
13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession.
15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.
16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
προσερχώμεθαG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterπαρρησίαςG3954 · parrēsiaboldnessτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθρόνῳG2362 · thronosthroneτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχάριτος,G5485 · charisgraceἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toλάβωμενG2983 · lambanōto takeἔλεοςG1656 · eleosmercyκαὶG2532 · kaiandχάρινG5485 · charisgraceεὕρωμενG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetεἰςG1519 · eistowardεὔκαιρονG2121 · eukairosopportuneβοήθειαν.¶G996 · boētheiahelp
Cross-references
Ephesians 3:12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.Hebrews 10:19-23Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,Hebrews 13:6So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.Philippians 4:6-7Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.Isaiah 55:6-7Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.Matthew 7:7-11Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:1 Peter 2:10Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.2 Corinthians 12:8-10For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.Romans 8:15-17For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.Hebrews 7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope [did]; by the which we draw nigh unto God.Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.Hebrews 9:5And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.Exodus 25:17-22And thou shalt make a mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.1 Chronicles 28:11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,Isaiah 27:11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, [and] set them on fire: for it [is] a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
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