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| 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 we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none 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 we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in 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. | 3For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" And yet God's works were accomplished 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 spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works," |
| 5and again in this passage, "They will never enter my rest." | 5but to repeat the text cited earlier: "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, | 6Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed 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." | 7So God again ordains a certain day, "Today," speaking through David after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, "O, that today you would listen as he speaks! 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 afterward about another day. |
| 9There remains, therefore, a Sabbath rest for the people of God to keep, | 9Consequently a Sabbath rest remains 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 enters God's rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works. |
| 11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fail by following their example of disobedience. | 11Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following 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 active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires 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. | 13And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render 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 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 incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just 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 confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help. |
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