Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem (A)to have failed to reach 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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So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,

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There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;

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15 See to it that no one (A)fails to obtain the grace of God; that no (B)“root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it 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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11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so (A)that no one may 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 perish by following their example of disobedience.(A)

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For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,

(A)“As I swore in my wrath,
‘They shall not enter my rest,’”

although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: (B)“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” And again in this passage he said,

(C)“They shall not enter my rest.”

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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.’”[a](A)

And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world. For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.”[b](B) And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 4:3 Psalm 95:11; also in verse 5
  2. Hebrews 4:4 Gen. 2:2

14 Blessed is the one who (A)fears the Lord[a] always,
    but whoever (B)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord

14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
    but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

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Remember (A)your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and (B)imitate their faith.

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Remember your leaders,(A) who spoke the word of God(B) to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate(C) their faith.

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13 (A)if we are faithless, (B)he remains faithful—

for (C)he cannot deny himself.

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13 if we are faithless,
    he remains faithful,(A)
    for he cannot disown himself.

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26 So I do not run aimlessly; I (A)do not box as one (B)beating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and (C)keep it under control,[a] lest after preaching to others (D)I myself should be (E)disqualified.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:27 Greek I pummel my body and make it a slave

26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(A) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(B) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(C) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(D)

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12 Therefore (A)let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

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12 So, if you think you are standing firm,(A) be careful that you don’t fall!

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20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you (A)stand fast through faith. So (B)do not become proud, but (C)fear.

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20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith.(A) Do not be arrogant,(B) but tremble.(C)

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23 for (A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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23 for all have sinned(A) and fall short of the glory of God,

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Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since (A)the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and (B)every transgression or disobedience received a just (C)retribution, (D)how shall we escape if we (E)neglect such a great salvation? It was (F)declared at first by the Lord, and it was (G)attested to us (H)by those who heard,

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Warning to Pay Attention

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A) For since the message spoken(B) through angels(C) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(D) how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?(E) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,(F) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.(G)

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