1 W herefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

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

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

who is faithful to him that has constituted him, as Moses also in all his house.

3 F or this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

For he has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, by how much he that has built it has more honour than the house.

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

For every house is built by some one; but he who has built all things God.

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

And Moses indeed faithful in all his house, as a ministering servant, for a testimony of the things to be spoken after;

6 B ut Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are we, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end.

7 W herefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

Wherefore, even as says the Holy Spirit, To-day if ye will hear his voice,

8 H arden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

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

9 W hen your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

where your fathers tempted, by proving, and saw my works forty years.

10 W herefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

Wherefore I was wroth with this generation, and said, They always err in heart; and they have not known my ways;

11 S o I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

so I swore in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.

12 T ake heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

See, brethren, lest there be in any one of you a wicked heart of unbelief, in turning away from living God.

13 B ut exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

But encourage yourselves each day, as long as it is called To-day, that none of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

14 F or we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

For we are become companions of the Christ if indeed we hold the beginning of the assurance firm to the end;

15 W hile it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

in that it is said, To-day if ye will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as in the provocation;

16 F or some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

(for who was it, who, having heard, provoked? but not all who came out of Egypt by Moses?

17 B ut with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

And with whom was he wroth forty years? not with those who had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

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

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word?

19 S o we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

And we see that they could not enter in on account of unbelief;)