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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “ And God rested on the seventh day from all His works ”;

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

and again in this passage, “ They shall not enter 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,

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,

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.

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.”

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

For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

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

So there remains a Sabbath 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 the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his 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.

Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 One who has been tempted in all things 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.

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.