Hebrews 4:1-16
4 Therefore, since a promise is left of entering into his rest,+ let us fear that sometime someone of YOU may seem to have fallen short of it.+
2 For we have had the good news declared to us also,+ even as they also had;+ but the word which was heard did not benefit them,+ because they were not united by faith+ with those who did hear.*+
3 For we who have exercised faith do enter into the rest, just as he has said: “So I swore+ in my anger, ‘They shall not enter+ into my rest,’”+ although his* works were finished+ from the founding* of the world.+
4 For in one place he has said of the seventh day as follows: “And God* rested on the seventh day from all his works,”+
5 and again in this place: “They shall not enter into my rest.”+
6 Since, therefore, it remains for some to enter into it, and those to whom the good news+ was first declared did not enter in because of disobedience,+
7 he again marks off a certain day by saying after so long a time in David’s [psalm] “Today”; just as it has been said above: “Today if YOU people listen to his own voice,+ do not harden YOUR hearts.”+
8 For if Joshua*+ had led them into a place of rest,+ [God]* would not afterward have spoken+ of another day.
9 So there remains a sabbath resting for the people of God.+
10 For the man that has entered into [God’s]* rest+ has also himself rested from his own works,+ just as God did from his own.
11 Let us therefore do our utmost to enter into that rest, for fear anyone should fall in the same pattern of disobedience.+
12 For the word+ of God is alive+ and exerts power*+ and is sharper than any two-edged sword+ and pierces even to the dividing of soul+ and spirit,+ and of joints and [their] marrow, and [is] able to discern* thoughts and intentions* of [the] heart.+
13 And there is not a creation that is not manifest to his sight,+ but all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting.+
14 Seeing, therefore, that we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens,+ Jesus the Son of God,+ let us hold onto [our] confessing of [him].+
15 For we have as high priest,* not one who cannot sympathize+ with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in all respects like ourselves, but without sin.+
16 Let us, therefore, approach+ with freeness of speech+ to the throne of undeserved kindness, that we may obtain mercy and find undeserved kindness for help at the right time.+
Footnotes
^ “Because it [the word] was not united by faith with those who heard,” א.
^ Lit., “throwing down [of seed].” Gr., ka·ta·bo·lesʹ.
^ Lit., “the,” אAB; Syp, “God’s”; J17, “Jehovah’s.”
^ “God,” אABVgSyp; J17, “he.”
^ Lit., “he.”
^ “Jehoshua,” J17,18,22; P46אABVg, “Jesus”; Syp, “Jeshu-bar-Nun (Jesus son of Nun).” See Jos 1:1 ftn, “Joshua.”
^ Lit., “his.”
^ “Intentions.” Lit., “mental inclinations.”
^ “Able to discern.” Lit., “judger.” Gr., kri·ti·kosʹ.
^ “Exerts power.” Lit., “energetic.” Gr., e·ner·gesʹ.
^ “High priest.” Gr., ar·khi·e·reʹa; Lat., pon·tiʹfi·cem, “pontifex”; J17,22(Heb.), ko·henʹ ga·dhohlʹ.
