Hebrews 3
Wycliffe Bible
3 Therefore [Wherefore], holy brethren, and partners of heavenly calling, behold ye the apostle and the bishop of our confession, Jesus,
2 which is true to him that made him, as also Moses in all the house of him.
3 But this bishop [Forsooth this bishop] is had worthy of more glory than Moses, by as much as he hath more honour of the house, that made the house.
4 For each house is made of some man; [forsooth] he that made all things of nought is God.
5 And [soothly] Moses was true in all his house, as a servant, into witnessing of those things that were to be said;
6 but Christ as a son in his house. Which house we be, if we hold firm trust and glory of hope into [unto] the end.
7 Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, To day, if ye have heard his voice,
8 do not ye harden your hearts, as in wrathing, like the day of temptation in desert [after the day of temptation in desert];
9 where your fathers tempted me, and proved, and saw my works forty years. [where your fathers tempted me, proved, and saw my works.]
10 Wherefore I was wroth [Wherefore I was offended, or wroth,] to this generation, and I said, Evermore they err in heart, for they knew not my ways;
11 to which I swore in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest. [to whom I swore in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest.]
12 Brethren, see ye, lest peradventure in any of you be an evil heart of unbelief, to depart from the living God.
13 But admonish yourselves by all days, the while to day is named, that none of you be hardened by fallacy of sin [that none of you be hardened by falseness of sin].
14 For we be made partners of Christ, if nevertheless we hold the beginning of his substance firm into the end.
15 While it is said, to day, if ye have heard the voice of him, do not ye harden your hearts, as in that wrathing.
16 For some men hearing wrathed [Soothly some hearing wrathed], but not all they that went out of Egypt by Moses.
17 But to whom was he wrathed forty years? Whether not to them that sinned, whose carrions were cast down in desert [into desert]?
18 And to whom swore he, that they should not enter into the rest of him[a], no but to them that were unbelieveful?
19 And we see, that they might not enter into the rest of him for unbelief.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 3:18 To whom he swore soothly, to not enter into his rest
Hebrews 3
New Matthew Bible
He calls upon us to hear and honour the word of Christ, who is more worthy than Moses. The punishment of persons who stubbornly harden their hearts.
3 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the celestial calling, consider the ambassador and high priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, even as Moses was in all his house. 3 And yet this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who has prepared the house has more honour in the house.
4 Every house is built by some man. But he who ordained all things is God. 5 And Moses truly was faithful in all his house, as a servant, to bear witness of those things that were to be spoken afterward. 6 But Christ as a son has rule over the house – whose house we are, if so be that we hold fast the confidence and the assurance of that hope to the end.
7 Therefore as the Holy Spirit says: Today if you hear his voice, 8 harden not your hearts, as in the rebellion in the day of trial in the wilderness, 9 where your fathers tried me, proved me, and saw my works forty years long. 10 Therefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do ever err in their hearts; they have not acknowledged my ways. 11 So I swore in my wrath that they would not enter into my rest.
12 Take heed, brethren, that there be in none of you an evil heart in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God; 13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called today, lest any of you grow hard-hearted through the deceitfulness of sin.
14 We are partakers of Christ if we keep sure until the end the first confidence, 15 as long as it is said: Today, if you hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as when you rebelled. 16 For some, when they heard, rebelled – though not everyone who came out of Egypt under Moses. 17 But with whom was he displeased for forty years? Was he not displeased with those who sinned, whose bodies were overthrown in the desert? 18 To whom did he swear that they would not enter into his rest, but to those who did not believe? 19 And we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Hebrews 3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; 2 who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 3 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. 4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. 5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; 6 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.
7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 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.
2001 by Terence P. Noble
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.
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