Hebrews 3:1-4:13

New American Standard Bible 1995

Jesus Our High Priest

3 Therefore, ^(A)holy brethren, partakers of a ^(B)heavenly calling, consider Jesus, ^(C)the Apostle and ^(D)High Priest of our ^(E)confession; ^2 [a]He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as ^(F)Moses also was in all His house. ^3 (G)For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. ⁴ For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. ⁵ Now ^(H)Moses was faithful in all His house as ^(I)a servant, ^(J)for a testimony of those things ^(K)which were to be spoken later; ⁶ but Christ was faithful as ^(L)a Son over His house—^(M)whose house we are, ^(N)if we hold fast our ^(O)confidence and the boast of our ^(P)hope firm until the end.

⁷ Therefore, just as ^(Q)the Holy Spirit says,

The Peril of Unbelief

^12 (X)Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart ^[c]that falls away from ^(Y)the living God. ¹³ But ^(Z)encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the ^(AA)deceitfulness of sin. ¹⁴ For we have become partakers of Christ, ^(AB)if we hold fast the beginning of our ^(AC)assurance firm until the end, ¹⁵ while it is said,

¹⁶ For who ^(AE)provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, ^(AF)did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? ¹⁷ And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, ^(AG)whose bodies fell in the wilderness? ¹⁸ And to whom did He swear ^(AH)that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were ^(AI)disobedient? ¹⁹ So we see that they were not able to enter because of ^(AJ)unbelief.

The Believer’s Rest

4 Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have ^(AK)come short of it. ² For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but ^(AL)the word ^[e]they heard did not profit them, because ^[f]it was not united by faith in those who heard. ³ For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said,

although His works were finished ^(AN)from the foundation of the world. ⁴ For He has said ^(AO)somewhere concerning the seventh day: “^(AP)And God ^(AQ)rested on the seventh day from all His works”; ⁵ and again in this passage, “^(AR)They shall not enter My rest.” ⁶ Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of ^(AS)disobedience, ⁷ He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying ^[g]through David after so long a time just ^(AT)as has been said before,

⁸ For ^(AV)if ^[h]Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. ⁹ So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. ¹⁰ For the one who has entered His rest has himself also ^(AW)rested from his works, as ^(AX)God did from His. ¹¹ Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same ^(AY)example of ^(AZ)disobedience. ¹² For ^(BA)the word of God is ^(BB)living and ^(BC)active and sharper than any two-edged ^(BD)sword, and piercing as far as the division of ^(BE)soul and ^(BF)spirit, of both joints and marrow, and ^(BG)able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ¹³ And ^(BH)there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are ^(BI)open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.