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Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.

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The Promise of Rest

Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

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For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.a

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For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, [a]not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

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For we who have believed enter that rest, 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.

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For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said:
“So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ”
although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

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For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”

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For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”;

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And again in this passage he said,
“They shall not enter my rest.”

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and again in this place: “They shall not enter My rest.”

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Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,

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Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience,

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again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”

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again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said:
“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”

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For if Joshua had given them rest, Godb would not have spoken of another day later on.

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For if [b]Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day.

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

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There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.

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for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

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For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

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Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.

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The Word Discovers Our Condition

Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

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For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

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Jesus the Great High Priest

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

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Our Compassionate High Priest

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

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For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

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Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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