Hebrews 4

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The Sabbath Rest

¹Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.

¹Therefore we should fear, lest ever, the promise to enter into His rest left remaining, any of you should seem to have fallen short.

²For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.^a

²For also we are those having had the gospel proclaimed, even as also those; but the word of their hearing did not profit those not having been united with the faith of those having heard.

³Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said:

“So I swore on oath in My anger,

‘They shall never enter My rest.’”^a

And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

³For we enter into the rest—those having believed—just as He has said: “As I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter into My rest.’” And yet the works were done from the foundation of the world.

⁴For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”^a

⁴For He has spoken somewhere about the seventh day thus: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.”

⁵And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”

⁵And again in this: “They shall not enter into My rest.”

⁶Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,

⁶Therefore, since it remains for some to enter into it, and those formerly having had the gospel proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience,

⁷God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”^a

⁷again He designates a certain day as “Today,” saying in David after so long a time, just as it has been said before, “Today, if you should hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

⁸For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

⁸For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken after this about another day.

⁹There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

⁹So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

¹⁰For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

¹⁰For the one having entered into His rest, he also rested from his works, just as God did from His own.

¹¹Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

¹¹Therefore we should be diligent to enter into that rest, so that no one should fall in the same exhibit of disobedience.

The Living Word

¹²For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

¹²For the word of God is living and effective, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing through and as far as the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrows, and able to judge the reflections and intentions of the heart.

¹³Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

¹³And there is no created thing hidden before Him, but all things are bare and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom is our account.

¹⁴Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

¹⁴Therefore, having a great high priest having passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

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

¹⁵For we do not have a high priest not being able to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one having been tempted in all things by the same way, without sin.

¹⁶Let 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.

¹⁶Therefore let us come with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.