Hebrews 4

1 Let’s fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

Let us fear, therefore, lest, as a promise of entering into his rest still remains, any of you should seem to come short of it.

2 For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not mixed with faith by those who heard.

For we have had the good news preached to us, even as they had: but the word preached did not profit them, for it was not mixed with faith in those who heard it.

3 For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest;” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

For we who have believed are to enter into rest, as he said: So I swore in my anger, they shall not enter into my rest; namely, that rest from his works which had been finished from the foundation of the world.

4 For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, “God rested on the seventh day from all his works;”

For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day, thus: And God did rest on the seventh day from all his works;

5 and in this place again, “They will not enter into my rest.”

and in this place again: They shall not enter into my rest.

6 Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter into it, and they to whom the good news was preached before failed to enter in because of disobedience,

Since, then, it remains that some must enter into it, and they, to whom the good news was first preached, did not enter in on account of unbelief,

7 he again defines a certain day, “today”, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), “Today if you will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”

again, he determines a certain day, saying in David, after so long a time, To-day, as it is said, To-day, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

8 For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.

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

9 There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

There remains, therefore, a sabbath-state for the people of God.

10 For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

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

11 Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

Let us earnestly strive, therefore, to enter into that rest, lest any one fall after the same example of unbelief.

12 For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

13 There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

And there is no creature which is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked, and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

14 Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let’s hold tightly to our confession.

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

15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

For we have not a high priest that can not sympathize with our infirmities; but he was tempted in all things like ourselves, yet without sin.

16 Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.

Let us come, therefore, with boldness, to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in every time of need.