| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of 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 indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard. |
| 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. | 3For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, "AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST," although His works were finished from 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 He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: "AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS"; |
| 5and again in this passage, "They will never enter my rest." | 5and again in this passage, "THEY SHALL NOT 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, | 6Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to 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." | 7He again fixes a certain day, "Today," saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, "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, He would not have spoken of another day after that. |
| 9There remains, therefore, a Sabbath rest for the people of God to keep, | 9So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. |
| 10because the one who enters God's rest has himself rested from his own actions, just as God did from his. | 10For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, 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. | 11Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example 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 active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions 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. | 13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. |
| 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 our 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 cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things 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 draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. |
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