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The Believer’s Rest

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of 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 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.

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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, 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.

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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 said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “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, “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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Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them 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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He 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.”

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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, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

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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 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 the one who has entered His rest has himself 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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Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example 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 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.

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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 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.

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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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Therefore, since 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 cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things 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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Therefore 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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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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