Hebrews 3
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Moses a Servant, Christ a Son
3 Therefore, brothers and sisters,[a] holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also “was faithful in all[b] God’s[c] house.” 3 Yet Jesus[d] is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s[e] house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. 6 Christ, however, was faithful over God’s[f] house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm[g] the confidence and the pride that belong to hope.
Warning against Unbelief
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
as on the day of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your ancestors put me to the test,
though they had seen my works 10 for forty years.
Therefore I was angry with that generation,
and I said, ‘They always go astray in their hearts,
and they have not known my ways.’
11 As in my anger I swore,
‘They will not enter my rest.’”
12 Take care, brothers and sisters,[h] that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end. 15 As it is said,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
16 Now who were they who heard and yet were rebellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses? 17 But with whom was he angry forty years? Was it not those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 3:1 Gk brothers
- Hebrews 3:2 Other ancient authorities lack all
- Hebrews 3:2 Gk his
- Hebrews 3:3 Gk this one
- Hebrews 3:5 Gk his
- Hebrews 3:6 Gk his
- Hebrews 3:6 Other ancient authorities add to the end
- Hebrews 3:12 Gk brothers
Hebrews 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our Apostle and High Priest
3 Therefore, holy brothers and companions in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession;(A) 2 He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was in all God’s household. 3 For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house. 4 Now every house is built by someone, but the One who built everything is God.(B) 5 Moses was faithful as a servant(C) in all God’s household, as a testimony to what would be said in the future. 6 But Christ was faithful as a Son over His household. And we are that household if we hold on to the courage and the confidence of our hope.[a](D)
Warning against Unbelief
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
Today, if you hear His voice,
8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
on the day of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
and saw My works 10 for 40 years.
Therefore I was provoked with that generation
and said, “They always go astray in their hearts,
and they have not known My ways.”
11 So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”(E)[b]
12 Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God. 13 But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception.(F) 14 For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality[c] that we had at the start.(G) 15 As it is said:
16 For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it really all who came out of Egypt under Moses?(I) 17 And who was He provoked with for 40 years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?(J) 18 And who did He swear to that they would not enter His rest, if not those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 3:6 Other mss add firm to the end
- Hebrews 3:11 Ps 95:7-11
- Hebrews 3:14 Or confidence
- Hebrews 3:15 Ps 95:7-8
Hebreerbrevet 3
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesus är mäktigare än Mose
3 Heliga syskon, ni som har fått del av en himmelsk kallelse, se på Jesus, som vi ju bekänner som vår apostel och överstepräst.
2 Han var trogen mot den som hade utsett honom, på samma sätt som Mose var trogen mot Gud i hela Guds hus[a]. 3 Men Jesus har visat sig mer värd att äras än Mose, på samma sätt som en byggmästare måste äras mer än det hus han har byggt. 4 För varje hus har en byggmästare, och Gud är byggmästaren som ligger bakom allt.
5 Visst var Mose trogen som tjänare i hela Guds hus, för att vittna om det som senare skulle förkunnas. 6 Men Kristus[b] är trogen som Son och råder över Guds hus. Och hans hus är vi, om vi bara håller fast vid vår frimodighet och vid hoppet som är vår stolthet.
Varning för otro
7 Därför säger den heliga Anden:
”Om ni idag hör hans röst,
8 så förhärda inte era hjärtan
som ni gjorde under upproret,
på prövningens dag i öknen
9 där era fäder satte mig på prov. De prövade mig
fastän de hade sett mina gärningar 10 i fyrtio år.
Därför blev jag förbittrad på detta släkte,
och jag sa: ’De far alltid vilse i sina hjärtan.
De känner inte mina vägar.’
11 Därför svor jag i min vrede:
’De ska aldrig komma in i min vila.’ ”[c]
12 Se därför upp, syskon, så att ingen av er har ett ont och trolöst hjärta och vänder sig bort från den levande Guden. 13 Uppmuntra varandra varje dag, så länge det heter idag, så att ingen av er förhärdas av syndens lockelser. 14 Vi får del av Kristus, om vi ända till slutet håller fast vid den övertygelse vi hade i början. 15 Glöm alltså inte varningen:
”Om ni idag hör hans röst,
så förhärda inte era hjärtan
som under upproret.”
16 Men vilka var det då som hörde och ändå gjorde uppror? Jo, det var ju alla de som fick lämna Egypten med Mose som ledare. 17 Och vilka var det som Gud sedan var förbittrad på under fyrtio år? Jo, det var samma människor som syndade och blev liggande döda i öknen. 18 Och vilka gällde eden han svor: ”De ska inte få komma in i min vila?” Jo, det var dessa som vägrade att lyda. 19 Vi ser alltså att det var på grund av sin otro som dessa människor inte fick komma in.
Footnotes
- 3:2 Guds hus är Guds folk. Jfr 4 Mos 12:7. Ordet hus återkommer i grekiskan i v. 3-6.
- 3:6 Se not till Matt 1:1.
- 3:11 Se Ps 95:7-11.
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