Hebrews 4:5-15 (New International Version)
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And again in the passage above he says, "They shall never enter my rest."1
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It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience.2
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Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."a3
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For if Joshua had given them rest,4 God would not have spoken5 later about another day.
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There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;
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for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work,6 just as God did from his.7
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Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.8
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For the word of God9 is living10 and active.11 Sharper than any double-edged sword,12 it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.13
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Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.14 Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Jesus the Great High Priest
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest15 who has gone through the heavens,b16 Jesus the Son of God,17 let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.18 15 For we do not have a high priest19 who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are20--yet was without sin.21Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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