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Hebrews 4

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left to us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

2 For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

3 For we who have believed do enter into rest, as He said, "As I have sworn in My wrath, `If they shall enter into My rest'"--although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

4 For He spoke in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works."

5 And again in this place: "If they shall enter into My rest"--.

6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter in because of unbelief,

7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David "today," after so long a time, as it is said, "Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts."

8 For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterwards have spoken of another day.

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

10 For he that has entered into His rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His.

11 Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall according to the same example of unbelief.

12 For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight, but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our profession.

15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 God's promise that we may enter his place of rest still stands. We are afraid that some of you think you won't enter his place of rest.

2 We have heard the same Good News that your ancestors heard. But the message didn't help those who heard it in the past because they didn't believe.

3 We who believe are entering that place of rest. As God said, "So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest." God said this even though he had finished his work when he created the world.

4 Somewhere in Scripture God has said this about the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all his work."

5 God also said in the same passage, "They will never enter my place of rest."

6 However, some people enter that place of rest. Those who heard the Good News in the past did not enter God's place of rest because they did not obey God.

7 So God set another day. That day is today. Many years after [your ancestors failed to enter that place of rest] God spoke about it through David in the passage already quoted: "If you hear God speak today, don't be stubborn."

8 If Joshua had given the people rest, God would not have spoken about another day.

9 Therefore, a time of rest and worship exists for God's people.

10 Those who entered his place of rest also rested from their work as God did from his.

11 So we must make every effort to enter that place of rest. Then no one will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey.

12 God's word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God's word judges a person's thoughts and intentions.

13 No creature can hide from God. Everything is uncovered and exposed for him to see. We must answer to him.

14 We need to hold on to our declaration of faith: We have a superior chief priest who has gone through the heavens. That person is Jesus, the Son of God.

15 We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn't sin.

16 So we can go confidently to the throne of God's kindness to receive mercy and find kindness, which will help us at the right time.