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1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest remains, let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it.
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1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.
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2 For good news came to us just as to them; but the message which they heard did not benefit them, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers.
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2 For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.
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3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall never enter my rest,'" although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
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3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, "So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.' " And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world.
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4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."
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4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: "And on the seventh day God rested from all his work."
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5 And again in this place he said, "They shall never enter my rest."
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5 And again in the passage above he says, "They shall never enter my rest."
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6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
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6 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.
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7 again he sets a certain day, "Today," saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, "Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."
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7 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."
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8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not speak later of another day.
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8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
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9 So then, there remains a sabbath rest for the people of God;
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9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;
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10 for whoever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his.
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10 for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.
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11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, that no one fall by the same sort of disobedience.
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11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.
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12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
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13 And before him no creature is hidden, but all are open and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
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13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
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14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
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14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
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15 For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
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15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin.
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16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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