1 W e may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,

Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.

2 f or we also are having good news proclaimed, even as they, but the word heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard,

For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard.

3 f or we do enter into the rest -- we who did believe, as He said, `So I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest --;' and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,

For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

4 f or He spake in a certain place concerning the seventh thus: `And God did rest in the seventh day from all His works;'

For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, 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 place again, They shall not enter into my rest.

6 s ince then, it remaineth for certain to enter into it, and those who did first hear good news entered not in because of unbelief --

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,

7 a gain He doth limit a certain day, `To-day,' (in David saying, after so long a time,) as it hath been said, `To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts,'

he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts.

8 f or if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken after these things;

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.

9 t here doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God,

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

10 f or he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

11 M ay we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one in the same example of the unbelief may fall,

Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.

12 f or the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

13 a nd there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things naked and open to His eyes -- with whom is our reckoning.

And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

14 H aving, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,

Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

15 f or we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner -- apart from sin;

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

16 w e may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace -- for seasonable help.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.