15 looking carefully lest anyone (A)fall short of the grace of God; lest any (B)root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;

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15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

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12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;

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12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.(A)

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(A)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; (B)you have fallen from grace.

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You who are trying to be justified by the law(A) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(B)

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18 so that there may not be among you man or woman or family or tribe, (A)whose heart turns away today from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations, (B)and that there may not be among you a root bearing (C)bitterness or wormwood;

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18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns(A) away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.(B)

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Marks of the Ministry

We then, as (A)workers together with Him also (B)plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

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As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B)

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Maintain Your Life with God

20 But you, beloved, (A)building yourselves up on your most holy faith, (B)praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, (C)looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

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20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up(A) in your most holy faith(B) and praying in the Holy Spirit,(C) 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait(D) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.(E)

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The Promise of Rest

Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, (A)let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

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A Sabbath-Rest for the People of God

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.(A)

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33 Do not be deceived: (A)“Evil company corrupts good habits.”

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33 Do not be misled:(A) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[a](B)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander

(A)Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that (B)a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

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Your boasting is not good.(A) Don’t you know that a little yeast(B) leavens the whole batch of dough?(C)

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21 Yet I had (A)planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality.
How then have you turned before Me
Into (B)the degenerate plant of an alien vine?

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21 I had planted(A) you like a choice vine(B)
    of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
    into a corrupt,(C) wild vine?

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(A)Look to yourselves, (B)that [a]we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.

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  1. 2 John 1:8 NU you

Watch out that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.(A)

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  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

Be Steadfast

14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent (A)to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

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14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(A) and at peace with him.

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23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for (A)He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 (B)not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and (C)so much the more as you see (D)the Day approaching.

The Just Live by Faith

26 For (E)if we sin willfully (F)after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there (G)no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and (H)fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three (I)witnesses. 29 (J)Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, (K)counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, (L)and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, (M)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” [a]says the Lord. And again, (N)“The Lord will judge His people.” 31 (O)It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 But (P)recall the former days in which, after you were [b]illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: 33 partly while you were made (Q)a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while (R)you became companions of those who were so treated; 34 for you had compassion on [c]me (S)in my chains, and (T)joyfully accepted the plundering of your [d]goods, knowing that (U)you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves [e]in heaven. 35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, (V)which has great reward.

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  1. Hebrews 10:30 NU omits says the Lord
  2. Hebrews 10:32 enlightened
  3. Hebrews 10:34 NU the prisoners instead of me in my chains
  4. Hebrews 10:34 possessions
  5. Hebrews 10:34 NU omits in heaven

23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(A) we profess,(B) for he who promised is faithful.(C) 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(D) 25 not giving up meeting together,(E) as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another(F)—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.(G)

26 If we deliberately keep on sinning(H) after we have received the knowledge of the truth,(I) no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire(J) that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(K) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(L) underfoot,(M) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(N) that sanctified them,(O) and who has insulted the Spirit(P) of grace?(Q) 30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](R) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[b](S) 31 It is a dreadful thing(T) to fall into the hands(U) of the living God.(V)

32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light,(W) when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.(X) 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution;(Y) at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.(Z) 34 You suffered along with those in prison(AA) and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.(AB) 35 So do not throw away your confidence;(AC) it will be richly rewarded.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:35
  2. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14