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Comparado con Moisés

Por lo tanto, hermanos, ustedes los del pueblo santo, que han sido llamados por Dios a ser suyos, consideren atentamente a Cristo Jesús, el Apóstol y Sumo sacerdote, gracias al cual profesamos nuestra fe. Pues Jesús ha sido fiel a Dios, que lo nombró para este servicio, como también Moisés fue fiel en su servicio en toda la casa de Dios. Pero a Jesús se le ha concedido más honor que a Moisés, del mismo modo que el que hace una casa recibe más honor que la casa misma. Toda casa tiene que estar hecha por alguien; pero Dios es el que hizo todo lo que existe. Así pues, Moisés, como siervo, fue fiel en toda la casa de Dios, y su servicio consistió en ser testigo de las cosas que Dios había de decir. Pero Cristo, como Hijo, es fiel sobre esta casa de Dios que somos nosotros mismos, si mantenemos la seguridad y la alegría en la esperanza que tenemos.

Exhortación a la fidelidad

Por eso, como dice el Espíritu Santo en la Escritura:

«Si hoy escuchan ustedes lo que Dios dice,
no endurezcan su corazón como aquellos que se rebelaron
y pusieron a Dios a prueba en el desierto.
Allí me pusieron a prueba los antepasados de ustedes,
aun cuando habían visto mis obras durante cuarenta años.
10 Por eso me enojé con aquella generación,
y dije: “Andan siempre extraviados en su corazón,
y no han querido conocer mis caminos.”
11 Por eso juré en mi furor
que no entrarían en mi reposo.»

12 Hermanos, cuídense de que ninguno de ustedes tenga un corazón tan malo e incrédulo que se aparte del Dios viviente. 13 Al contrario, anímense unos a otros cada día, mientras dura ese «hoy» de que habla la Escritura, para que ninguno de ustedes sea engañado por el pecado y su corazón se vuelva rebelde. 14 Porque nosotros tenemos parte con Cristo, con tal de que nos mantengamos firmes hasta el fin en la confianza que teníamos al principio.

15 Por lo cual dice:

«Si hoy escuchan ustedes lo que Dios dice,
no endurezcan su corazón como aquellos que se rebelaron.»

16 ¿Y quiénes fueron los que se rebelaron después de haber oído la voz de Dios? Pues todos los que Moisés había sacado de la tierra de Egipto. 17 ¿Y con quiénes estuvo Dios enojado durante cuarenta años? Con los que pecaron, los cuales cayeron muertos en el desierto. 18 ¿Y a quiénes juró Dios que no entrarían en su reposo? A los que desobedecieron. 19 Y, en efecto, vemos que no pudieron entrar porque no creyeron.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

Jesus Greater Than Moses

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters,(A) who share in the heavenly calling,(B) fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge(C) as our apostle and high priest.(D) He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.(E) Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses,(F) just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.(G) “Moses was faithful as a servant(H) in all God’s house,”[a](I) bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son(J) over God’s house. And we are his house,(K) if indeed we hold firmly(L) to our confidence and the hope(M) in which we glory.

Warning Against Unbelief

So, as the Holy Spirit says:(N)

“Today, if you hear his voice,
    do not harden your hearts(O)
as you did in the rebellion,
    during the time of testing in the wilderness,
where your ancestors tested and tried me,
    though for forty years they saw what I did.(P)
10 That is why I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray,
    and they have not known my ways.’
11 So I declared on oath in my anger,(Q)
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ (R)[b](S)

12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.(T) 13 But encourage one another daily,(U) as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.(V) 14 We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold(W) our original conviction firmly to the very end.(X) 15 As has just been said:

“Today, if you hear his voice,
    do not harden your hearts
    as you did in the rebellion.”[c](Y)

16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?(Z) 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness?(AA) 18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest(AB) if not to those who disobeyed?(AC) 19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:5 Num. 12:7
  2. Hebrews 3:11 Psalm 95:7-11
  3. Hebrews 3:15 Psalm 95:7,8

The Son Was Faithful

Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as (A)Moses also was faithful in all His house. For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as (B)He who built the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but (C)He who built all things is God. (D)And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as (E)a servant, (F)for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, but Christ as (G)a Son over His own house, (H)whose house we are (I)if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope [a]firm to the end.

Be Faithful(J)

Therefore, as (K)the Holy Spirit says:

(L)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.
10 Therefore I was angry with that generation,
And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.’
11 So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”

12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; 13 but [b]exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, 15 while it is said:

(M)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

Failure of the Wilderness Wanderers

16 (N)For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? 17 Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, (O)whose corpses fell in the wilderness? 18 And (P)to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of (Q)unbelief.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:6 NU omits firm to the end
  2. Hebrews 3:13 encourage