1 T herefore, while the promise of entering His rest still holds and is offered, let us be afraid '> to distrust it], lest any of you should think he has come too late and has come short of it.

¶ Let us, therefore, fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

2 F or indeed we have had the glad tidings proclaimed to us just as truly as they; but the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith (with the leaning of the entire personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) by those who heard it; neither were they united in faith with the ones who heard (did believe).

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them, but it did not profit those that heard the word without mixing it with faith.

3 F or we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He said although works had been completed and prepared from the foundation of the world.

(For we who have believed do enter into the rest) as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

4 F or in a certain place He has said this about the seventh day: And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.

For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day like this, And God rested the seventh day from all his works.

5 A nd in this He said, They shall not enter My rest.

And in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest.

6 S eeing then that the promise remains over for some to enter that rest, and that those who formerly were given the good news about it and the opportunity, failed to appropriate it and did not enter because of disobedience,

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

7 A gain He sets a definite day, Today, saying through David after so long a time in the words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts.

Again, he determines a certain day, saying, Today, by David so long a time afterward; as it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

8 F or if Joshua had given them rest, He would not speak afterward about another day.

For if Jesus had given them rest, then he would not afterward have spoken of another day.

9 S o then, there is still awaiting a full and complete Sabbath-rest reserved for the people of God;

There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.

10 F or he who has once entered rest also has ceased from of human labors, just as God rested from those labors peculiarly His own.

For he that is entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

11 L et us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter that rest, that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience.

¶ Let us therefore make haste to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

12 F or the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and spirit, and of joints and marrow, exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

For the word of God is alive and efficient and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

13 A nd not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do.

Neither is there any created thing that is not manifested in his presence, but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him of whom we speak.

14 I nasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Having, therefore, a great high priest who penetrated the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast this profession of our hope.

15 F or we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.

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

16 L et us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in good time for every need.

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