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The Believer’s Rest

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.

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A Sabbath-Rest for God's People

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed [of it].

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For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard.

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For indeed we have had glad tidings presented to us, even as they also; but the word of the report did not profit *them*, not being mixed with faith in those who heard.

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For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said,
“AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH,
THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST,”
although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

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For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from [the] foundation of [the] world.

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For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS”;

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For he has said somewhere of the seventh [day] thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:

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and again in this passage, “THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST.”

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and in this again, If they shall enter into my rest.

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Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience,

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Seeing therefore it remains that some enter into it, and those who first received the glad tidings did not enter in on account of not hearkening to the word,

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He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before,
“TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,
DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS.”

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again he determines a certain day, saying, in David, 'To-day,' after so long a time; (according as it has been said before), To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

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For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

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For if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.

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So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

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There remains then a sabbatism to the people of God.

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For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

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For he that has entered into his rest, he also has rested from his works, as God did from his own.

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Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.

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Let us therefore use diligence to enter into that rest, that no one may fall after the same example of not hearkening to the word.

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For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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God's Word is Living and Active

For the word of God [is] living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to [the] division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of [the] heart.

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And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

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And there is not a creature unapparent before him; but all things [are] naked and laid bare to his eyes, with whom we have to do.

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Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

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Jesus the Great High Priest

Having therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

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For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

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For we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart.

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Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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Let us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help.

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