Parallel Bible results for "Hebrews 4"

Hebrews 4

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1 Therefore, let us be terrified of the possibility that, even though the promise of entering his rest remains, any one of you might be judged to have fallen short of it;
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.
2 for Good News has also been proclaimed to us, just as it was to them. But the message they heard didn't do them any good, because those who heard it did not combine it with trust.
2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.
3 For it is we who have trusted who enter the rest. It is just as he said, "And in my anger, I swore that they would not enter my rest." He swore this even though his works have been in existence since the founding of the universe.
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 works have been finished since the creation of the world.
4 For there is a place where it is said, concerning the seventh day, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."
4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.”
5 And once more, our present text says, "They will not enter my rest."
5 And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.”
6 Therefore, since it still remains for some to enter it, and those who received the Good News earlier did not enter,
6 Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience,
7 he again fixes a certain day, "Today," saying through David, so long afterwards, in the text already given, "Today, if you hear God's voice, don't harden your hearts."
7 God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
8 For if Y'hoshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later of another "day."
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
9 So there remains a Shabbat-keeping for God's people.
9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;
10 For the one who has entered God's rest has also rested from his own works, as God did from his.
10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
11 Therefore, let us do our best to enter that rest; so that no one will fall short because of the same kind of disobedience.
11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
12 See, the Word of God is alive! It is at work and is sharper than any double-edged sword - it cuts right through to where soul meets spirit and joints meet marrow, and it is quick to judge the inner reflections and attitudes of the heart.
12 For the word of God is alive 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.
13 Before God, nothing created is hidden, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.
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.
14 Therefore, since we have a great cohen gadol who has passed through to the highest heaven, Yeshua, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we acknowledge as true.
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
15 For we do not have a cohen gadol unable to empathize with our weaknesses; since in every respect he was tempted just as we are, the only difference being that he did not sin.
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
16 Therefore, let us confidently approach the throne from which God gives grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace in our time of need.
16 Let us then approach God’s 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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