| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid! Otherwise, some of you will fail to reach it, | 1Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it. |
| 2because we have had the good news told to us as well as to them. But the message they heard did not help them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened to it. | 2For we also have received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard did not benefit them, since they were not united with those who heard it in faith |
| 3We who have believed are entering that rest, just as he has said, "So in my anger I swore a solemn oath that they would never enter my rest," even though his actions had been finished since the creation of the world. | 3(for we who have believed enter the rest), in keeping with what He has said: So I swore in My anger, they will not enter My rest. And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world, |
| 4Somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day as follows: "On the seventh day God rested from all his actions," | 4for somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this way: And on the seventh day God rested from all His works. |
| 5and again in this passage, "They will never enter my rest." | 5Again, in that passage He says, They will never enter My rest. |
| 6Therefore, since it is still true that some will enter it, and since those who once heard the good news failed to enter it because of their disobedience, | 6Since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience, |
| 7he again fixes a definite day—"Today"—saying long afterward through David, as already quoted, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts." | 7again, He specifies a certain day--today--speaking through David after such a long time, as previously stated: Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts. |
| 8For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken later about another day. | 8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. |
| 9There remains, therefore, a Sabbath rest for the people of God to keep, | 9Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God's people. |
| 10because the one who enters God's rest has himself rested from his own actions, just as God did from his. | 10For the person who has entered His rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from His. |
| 11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fail by following their example of disobedience. | 11Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience. |
| 12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart. | 12For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart. |
| 13No creature can hide from him, but everyone is exposed and helpless before the eyes of the one to whom we must give a word of explanation. | 13No creature is hidden from Him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account. |
| 14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us live our lives consistent with our confession of faith. | 14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens--Jesus the Son of God--let us hold fast to the confession. |
| 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. Instead, we have one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet he never sinned. | 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin. |
| 16So let us keep on coming boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. | 16Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time. |
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