Hebrews 4

1 Therefore, let us be very careful so that none of you might seem to have failed to reach the promise left behind for you to enter God's rest.

Let us be afraid therefore, lest, a promise being left behind to enter into his rest, any of you should seem to have come short.

2 For we were told the good news just as they were. But that message did not benefit those who did not unite in faith with those who obeyed.

For we also are having good news preached, just as also those men, but the word of hearing did not benefit those men, not having been mixed together with faith in those who heard.

3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as he said, “As I swore in my wrath, They will never enter my rest.” Even so, his works were finished from the foundation of the world.

For those who believe enter into that rest, just as he said, So I swore in my wrath, They will not enter into my rest, although the works occurred from the foundation of the world.

4 For he has somewhere spoken about the seventh day: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”

For he spoke somewhere about the seventh this way, And God rested during the seventh day from all his works,

5 And again in this same passage he said, “They will never enter my rest.”

and in this again, They will not enter into my rest.

6 Therefore, because it is still reserved for some to enter his rest, and since many Israelites who heard the good news did not enter it because of disobedience,

Since therefore it remains for some to enter into it, and those who formerly had good news did not enter because of disobedience,

7 God has again set a certain day calling it “Today.” After many days, he spoke through David, as it was earlier said, “Today if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”

again he appoints a certain day, Today, saying in David after so long a time (as it is said), Today if ye will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

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

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken about another day after these things.

9 Therefore there is still a Sabbath rest reserved for God's people.

There remains therefore a sabbath for the people of God.

10 For he who enters into God's rest has himself also rested from his deeds, just as God did from his.

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

11 Therefore let us be eager to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the kind of disobedience that they did.

Let us therefore be diligent to enter into that rest, so that not any man may fall by the same example of disobedience.

12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword. It pierces even to the division of soul from spirit, and joints from marrow. It is able to know the heart's thoughts and intentions.

For the word of God is living, and potent, and sharper, above every two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division both of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and discernible of the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

13 Nothing created is hidden before God. Instead, everything is bare and open to the eyes of the one to whom we must give account.

And there is no creature concealed from his presence, but all things are naked and vulnerable to his eyes, before whom is the word to us.

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

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

15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. Instead, we have someone who has in all ways been tempted as we are, except that he is without sin.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who was tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.

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

Let us therefore come near with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may take mercy, and may find grace for timely help.