¹⁸ And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?^{(A) 19} So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.^(B)

⁶ On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.^(A)

³² But in spite of this, you have no trust in the Lord your God,^(A)

³¹ But your little ones, who you said would become plunder, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have despised.^(A)

⁶ Since therefore it remains open for some to enter it and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,

Judgment on False Teachers

⁵ Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, once and for all, that Jesus, who saved^[a] a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.^(A)

¹⁶ See to it that no one becomes an immoral and godless person, as Esau was, who sold his birthright for a single meal.^(A)

² For indeed the good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them because they were not united by faith with those who listened.^[a](A)

¹² Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.