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

Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession;

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

He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was in all His house.

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 He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor 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 the builder of 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;

Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later;

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 was faithful as a Son over His house— whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

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

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “ Today if you hear His voice,

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

Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the day of trial in the wilderness,

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

Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, And saw My works for 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 angry with this generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, And they did not know My ways ’;

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

As I swore in My wrath, ‘ They shall not enter My rest.’” The Peril of Unbelief

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 care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away 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 encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by 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 have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until 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 you hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts, as when they provoked Me.”

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

For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses?

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

And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies 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 did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?

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

So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.