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Christ Is Superior to Moses

Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, focus your attention on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in God’s whole house. In fact, Jesus is worthy of greater glory than Moses, in the same way that the builder of a house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, and God is the one who built everything.

Moses was faithful as a servant within God’s whole house by testifying to the things that would be spoken. But Christ is faithful as a Son over God’s house. We are his house, if we hold on firmly[a] to our confidence and the hope about which we boast until the end.[b]

Do Not Harden Your Hearts

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:

Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts
as in the rebellion,
during the time of testing in the wilderness.
Your fathers tested and tried me,
even though they saw my works 10 for forty years.
That is why I was angry with that generation
and said, “In their heart they are always going astray,
and they did not learn my ways.”
11 So I swore an oath in my wrath,
“They will never enter my rest.”[c]

12 Watch out, brothers, so that there is not an evil, unbelieving heart in any of you that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you are hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become people who share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firmly until the end. 15 As it is said:

Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.[d]

16 Who was it who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it all those who left Egypt, led by Moses? 17 And with whom was God angry for forty years? Surely it was with the ones who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness, wasn’t it? 18 And about whom did he swear an oath that they would not enter his rest, if it wasn’t concerning those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:6 A few witnesses to the text omit firmly.
  2. Hebrews 3:6 A few witnesses to the text omit until the end.
  3. Hebrews 3:11 Psalm 95:7-11
  4. Hebrews 3:15 Psalm 95:7-8

The Superiority of Jesus to Moses

Therefore, holy brothers, sharers in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses also was in his household.[a] For this one is considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as the one who builds it has greater honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but the one who built all things is God. And Moses was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken, but Christ was faithful[b] as a son over his house, whose house we are, if[c] we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.

A Serious Warning Against Unbelief

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
    in the day of testing in the wilderness,
where your fathers tested me by trial
    and saw my works 10 for forty years.
Therefore I was angry with this generation,
    and I said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
and they do not know my ways.’
11     As I swore in my anger,
They will never enter[d] into my rest.’”[e]

12 Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, with the result that you fall away[f] from the living God. 13 But encourage one another day by day[g], as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you become hardened[h] by the deception of sin. 14 For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of our commitment steadfast until the end, 15 while it is said[i],

“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”[j]

16 For who, when they[k] heard it, were disobedient? Surely it was not all who went out from Egypt through Moses? 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did he swear they would not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient? 19 And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:2 Some manuscripts have “in all his household”
  2. Hebrews 3:6 The words “was faithful” are not in the Greek text, but are an understood repetition from the previous verse and v. 2
  3. Hebrews 3:6 Some manuscripts have “if indeed”
  4. Hebrews 3:11 Literally “if they will enter”
  5. Hebrews 3:11 A quotation from Ps 95:7b-11
  6. Hebrews 3:12 Here “with the result that” is supplied as a component of the infinitive (“fall away”) which is understood as result
  7. Hebrews 3:13 Literally “by each day”
  8. Hebrews 3:13 Literally “not anyone of you be hardened”
  9. Hebrews 3:15 Literally “in the saying”
  10. Hebrews 3:15 A quotation from Ps 95:7b-8
  11. Hebrews 3:16 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal

Jesús, superior a Moisés

Por lo tanto, hermanos, vosotros que habéis sido santificados y que tenéis parte en el mismo llamamiento celestial, considerad a Jesús, apóstol y sumo sacerdote de la fe que profesamos. Él fue fiel al que lo nombró, como lo fue también Moisés en toda la casa de Dios. De hecho, Jesús ha sido estimado digno de mayor honor que Moisés, así como el constructor de una casa recibe mayor honor que la casa misma. Porque toda casa tiene su constructor, pero el constructor de todo es Dios. Moisés fue fiel como siervo en toda la casa de Dios, para dar testimonio de lo que Dios diría en el futuro. Cristo, en cambio, es fiel como Hijo al frente de la casa de Dios. Y esa casa somos nosotros, con tal que mantengamos[a] nuestra confianza y la esperanza que nos enorgullece.

Advertencia contra la incredulidad

Por eso, como dice el Espíritu Santo:

«Si oís hoy su voz,
    no endurezcáis el corazón
como sucedió en la rebelión,
    en aquel día de prueba en el desierto.
Allí vuestros antepasados me tentaron y me pusieron a prueba,
    a pesar de haber visto mis obras cuarenta años.
10 Por eso me enojé con aquella generación,
    y dije: “Siempre se descarría su corazón,
    y no han reconocido mis caminos”.
11 Así que, en mi enojo, hice este juramento:
    “Jamás entrarán en mi reposo”».[b]

12 Cuidaos, hermanos, de que ninguno de vosotros tenga un corazón pecaminoso e incrédulo que os haga apartaros del Dios vivo. 13 Más bien, mientras dure ese «hoy», animaos unos a otros cada día, para que ninguno de vosotros os endurezcáis por el engaño del pecado. 14 Hemos llegado a tener parte con Cristo, con tal que retengamos firme hasta el fin la confianza que tuvimos al principio. 15 Como se acaba de decir:

«Si oís hoy su voz,
    no endurezcáis el corazón
como sucedió en la rebelión».[c]

16 Ahora bien, ¿quiénes fueron los que oyeron y se rebelaron? ¿No fueron acaso todos los que salieron de Egipto guiados por Moisés? 17 ¿Y con quiénes se enojó Dios durante cuarenta años? ¿No fue acaso con los que pecaron, los cuales cayeron muertos en el desierto? 18 ¿Y a quiénes juró Dios que jamás entrarían en su reposo, sino a los que desobedecieron?[d] 19 Como podemos ver, no pudieron entrar por causa de su incredulidad.

Footnotes

  1. 3:6 mantengamos. Var. mantengamos firme hasta el fin.
  2. 3:11 Sal 95:7-11
  3. 3:15 Sal 95:7,8
  4. 3:18 los que desobedecieron. Alt. los que no creyeron.

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