Hebreos 4
Reina Valera Contemporánea
4 Por eso, temamos a Dios mientras tengamos todavía la promesa de entrar en su reposo, no sea que alguno de ustedes parezca haberse quedado atrás. 2 Porque la buena nueva se nos ha anunciado a nosotros lo mismo que a ellos; pero de nada les sirvió a ellos el oír esta palabra porque, cuando la oyeron, no la acompañaron con fe. 3 Pero los que creímos hemos entrado en el reposo, conforme a lo que él dijo:
«Por eso, en mi furor juré:
“No entrarán en mi reposo”»,(A)
aun cuando sus obras estaban acabadas desde la creación del mundo. 4 En cierto lugar se dice así del séptimo día: «Dios reposó de todas sus obras en el séptimo día.»(B) 5 Y una vez más dice: «No entrarán en mi reposo».(C) 6 Por lo tanto, y puesto que aún falta que algunos entren en el reposo, y como aquellos a quienes primero se les anunció la buena nueva no entraron por causa de su desobediencia, 7 vuelve a determinarse un día, «Hoy», al decir después de tanto tiempo, por medio de David:
«Si ustedes oyen hoy su voz,
no endurezcan su corazón».(D)
8 Si Josué les hubiera dado el reposo,(E) no habría hablado después de otro día. 9 De modo que aún queda un reposo para el pueblo de Dios. 10 Porque el que entra en su reposo, reposa también de sus obras, como Dios reposó de las suyas.(F)
11 Procuremos, pues, entrar en ese reposo, para que nadie siga el ejemplo de los que desobedecieron. 12 La palabra de Dios es viva y eficaz, y más cortante que las espadas de dos filos, pues penetra hasta partir el alma y el espíritu, las coyunturas y los tuétanos, y discierne los pensamientos y las intenciones del corazón. 13 Nada de lo que Dios creó puede esconderse de él, sino que todas las cosas quedan al desnudo y descubiertas a los ojos de aquel a quien tenemos que rendir cuentas.
Jesús el gran sumo sacerdote
14 Por lo tanto, y ya que en Jesús, el Hijo de Dios, tenemos un gran sumo sacerdote que traspasó los cielos, retengamos nuestra profesión de fe. 15 Porque no tenemos un sumo sacerdote que no pueda compadecerse de nuestras debilidades, sino uno que fue tentado en todo de la misma manera que nosotros, aunque sin pecado. 16 Por tanto, acerquémonos confiadamente al trono de la gracia, para alcanzar misericordia y hallar gracia para cuando necesitemos ayuda.
Hebrews 4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 4
The Sabbath Rest. 1 Therefore, let us be on our guard while the promise of entering into his rest remains, that none of you seem to have failed. 2 For in fact we have received the good news just as they did. But the word that they heard did not profit them, for they were not united in faith with those who listened. 3 For we who believed enter into [that] rest, just as he has said:(A)
“As I swore in my wrath,
‘They shall not enter into my rest,’”
and yet his works were accomplished at the foundation of the world. 4 For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this manner, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works”;(B) 5 and again, in the previously mentioned place, “They shall not enter into my rest.”(C) 6 Therefore, since it remains that some will enter into it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience, 7 he once more set a day, “today,” when long afterwards he spoke through David, as already quoted:(D)
“Oh, that today you would hear his voice:
‘Harden not your hearts.’”
8 Now if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterwards of another day.(E) 9 Therefore, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God. 10 And whoever enters into God’s rest, rests from his own works as God did from his. 11 Therefore, let us strive to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall after the same example of disobedience.
12 Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.(F) 13 No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.(G)
Jesus, Compassionate High Priest. 14 [a]Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.(H) 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin.(I) 16 So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.(J)
Footnotes
- 4:14–16 These verses, which return to the theme first sounded in Hb 2:16–3:1, serve as an introduction to the section that follows. The author here alone calls Jesus a great high priest (Hb 4:14), a designation used by Philo for the Logos; perhaps he does so in order to emphasize Jesus’ superiority over the Jewish high priest. He has been tested in every way, yet without sin (Hb 4:15); this indicates an acquaintance with the tradition of Jesus’ temptations, not only at the beginning (as in Mk 1:13) but throughout his public life (cf. Lk 22:28). Although the reign of the exalted Jesus is a theme that occurs elsewhere in Hebrews, and Jesus’ throne is mentioned in Hb 1:8, the throne of grace (Hb 4:16) refers to the throne of God. The similarity of Hb 4:16 to Hb 10:19–22 indicates that the author is thinking of our confident access to God, made possible by the priestly work of Jesus.
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