1 W herefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus;

¶ Therefore, brethren, saints, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

2 w ho was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

who was faithful to him that appointed him over all his house, as also Moses was faithful.

3 F or he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house.

For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who has built the house has more honour than the house.

4 F or every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is God.

For every house is built by someone, but he that created all things is God.

5 A nd Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;

And Moses verily was faithful over all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after,

6 b ut Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.

but Christ as a son over his own house, which house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorious hope firmly until the end.

7 W herefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice,

¶ Therefore, as the Holy Spirit saith, Today if ye will hear his voice,

8 H arden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

9 W here your fathers tried me by proving me, And saw my works forty years.

Where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

10 W herefore I was displeased with this generation, And said, They do always err in their heart: But they did not know my ways;

Therefore, I was indignant with that generation and said, They do always err from their heart, and they have not known my ways.

11 A s I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.

So I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.

12 T ake heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unfaithfulness, to depart from the living God.

13 b ut exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin:

But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 f or we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end;

15 w hile it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

while it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

16 F or who, when they heard, did provoke? nay, did not all they that came out of Egypt by Moses?

For some of those that came out of Egypt with Moses, when they had heard, did provoke; howbeit not all.

17 A nd with whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with them that sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

But with whom was he indignant forty years? Was it not with those that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

18 A nd to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?

And to whom he swore that they should not enter into his rest, but to those that disobeyed?

19 A nd we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.

So we see that they could not enter in because of their unbelief.