Hebrews 4

1 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.

We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,

2 For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

for we also are having good news proclaimed, even as they, but the word heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard,

3 Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

for we do enter into the rest — we who did believe, as He said, 'So I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest —;' and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,

4 For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

for He spake in a certain place concerning the seventh [day] thus: 'And God did rest in the seventh day from all His works;'

5 And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”

and in this [place] again, 'If they shall enter into My rest —;'

6 Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,

since then, it remaineth for certain to enter into it, and those who did first hear good news entered not in because of unbelief —

7 God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

again He doth limit a certain day, 'To-day,' (in David saying, after so long a time, ) as it hath been said, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts,'

8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken after these things;

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

there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God,

10 For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

for he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

May we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one in the same example of the unbelief may fall,

12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

and there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things [are] naked and open to His eyes — with whom is our reckoning.

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens — Jesus the Son of God — may we hold fast the profession,

15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but [one] tempted in all things in like manner — apart from sin;

16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace — for seasonable help.