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 perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

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 news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn’t profit them, because it wasn’t mixed with faith by those who 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 has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will 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 has said this somewhere about the seventh day, “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 will 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 remains that some should enter therein, and they to whom the good news was 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 defines a certain day, today, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden 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 remains 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 who has entered into his rest has 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, lest anyone 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, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions 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.

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

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 has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to 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 don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like 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 to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.