Hebrews 4 ~ Hebrews 4

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1 L et us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed.

Therefore, 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.

2 F or indeed we have had glad tidings presented to us, even as they also; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard.

For 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).

3 F or we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from foundation of world.

For 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.

4 F or he has said somewhere of the seventh thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:

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

5 a nd in this again, If they shall enter into my rest.

And in this He said, They shall not enter My rest.

6 S eeing therefore it remains that some enter into it, and those who first received the glad tidings did not enter in on account of not hearkening to the word,

Seeing 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,

7 a gain he determines a certain day, saying, in David, 'To-day,' after so long a time; (according as it has been said before), To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Again 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.

8 F or if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.

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

9 T here remains then a sabbatism to the people of God.

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

10 F or he that has entered into his rest, he also has rested from his works, as God did from his own.

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

11 L et us therefore use diligence to enter into that rest, that no one may fall after the same example of not hearkening to the word.

Let 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.

12 F or the word of God living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of heart.

For 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.

13 A nd there is not a creature unapparent before him; but all things naked and laid bare to his eyes, with whom we have to do.

And 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.

14 H aving therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

Inasmuch 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.

15 F or we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart.

For 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.

16 L et us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help.

Let 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.