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Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left to us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

For we who have believed do enter into rest, as He said, “As I have sworn in My wrath, ‘If they shall enter into My rest’”—although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

For He spoke in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.”

And again in this place: “If they shall enter into My rest”—.

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Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. For indeed we have had [a]good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because [b]it was not united by faith with them that heard. [c]For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said,

[d][e]As I sware in my wrath,
[f]They shall not enter into my rest:

although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, [g]And God rested on the seventh day from all his works; and in this place again,

[h][i]They shall not enter into my rest.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 4:2 Or, a gospel
  2. Hebrews 4:2 Many ancient authorities read they were.
  3. Hebrews 4:3 Some ancient authorities read We therefore.
  4. Hebrews 4:3 Ps. 95:11.
  5. Hebrews 4:3 Or, So
  6. Hebrews 4:3 Greek If they shall enter.
  7. Hebrews 4:4 Gen. 2:2.
  8. Hebrews 4:5 Ps. 95:11.
  9. Hebrews 4:5 Greek If they shall enter.