Berean Standard Bible

Hebrews 3

1ThereforeὍθεν,HothenG3606,holyἅγιοι,hagioiG40brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80,who shareμέτοχοι,metochoiG3353in the heavenlyἐπουρανίουepouraniouG2032callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821,set your focus onκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,theτὸνtonG3588apostleἀπόστολονapostolonG652andκαὶkaiG2532high priestἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749whom weG1473τῆςtēsG3588confessὁμολογίαςhomologiasG3671.

2He wasὄνταontaG1510faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103to theτῷtōG3588One whoappointedποιήσαντιpoiēsantiG4160HimαὐτὸνautonG846,just asὡςhōsG5613MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was faithfulκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allὅλῳholōG3650God’sαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῷtōG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.

3ForγὰρgarG1063JesusοὗτοςhoutosG3778has been counted worthyἠξίωται,ēxiōtaiG515of greaterπλείονοςpleionosG4119gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391thanπαρὰparaG3844MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,justκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596asὅσονhosonG3745theτοῦtouG3588builderκατασκευάσαςkataskeuasasG2680of a houseαὐτόν·autonG846hasἔχειecheiG2192greaterπλείοναpleionaG4119honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092than theὁhoG3588houseοἴκουoikouG3624itself.

4AndγὰρgarG1063everyπᾶςpasG3956houseοἶκοςoikosG3624is builtκατασκευάζεταιkataskeuazetaiG2680byὑπόhupoG5259someoneτινος,tinosG5100,butδὲdeG1161Godθεός.theosG2316istheὁhoG3588builderκατασκευάσαςkataskeuasasG2680of everythingπάνταpantaG3956.

5Nowκαὶ μὲνkai menG2532 G3303MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wasfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103asὡςhōsG5613a servantθεράπωνtherapōnG2324inἐνenG1722allὅλῳholōG3650God’sαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624,testifyingεἰς μαρτύριονeis marturionG1519 G3142to whatτῶνtōnG3588would be spoken laterλαληθησομένων,lalēthēsomenōnG2980.

6ButδὲdeG1161ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is faithfulasὡςhōsG5613theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207overἐπὶepiG1909God’sαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624. AndweG1473areἐσμενesmenG1510HisοὗhouG3739houseοἶκόςoikosG3624,ifἐάνπερeanperperG1437we hold firmlyκατάσχωμεν.¶kataschōmenG2722toτὴνtēnG3588ourconfidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of whichτῆςtēsG3588we boastκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts

(Psalm 95:1–11)

7ThereforeΔιό,DioG1352,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588Holyἅγιον,hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004: “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,ifἐὰνeanG1437you hearἀκούσητε,akousēteG191HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,

8donotμὴmēG3361hardenσκληρύνητεsklērunēteG4645yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,asὡςhōsG5613you didinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588rebellionπαραπικρασμῷparapikrasmōG3894,inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250τοῦtouG3588of testingπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,

9whereοὗhouG3757yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962testedἐπείρασανepeirasanG3985andἐνenG1722triedG1382Me,andκαὶkaiG2532for fortyG5062yearsG2094sawG3708MyG1473τὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041.

10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I was angryπροσώχθισαprosōchthisaG4360withτῇtēaG3588thatταύτῃtautēG3778generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074,andκαὶkaiG2532I saidεἶπον·eiponG2036τῇtēaG3588, ‘TheirαὐτοὶautoiG846heartsκαρδίᾳ·kardiaG2588are alwaysἀεὶaeiG104going astrayπλανῶνταιplanōntaiG4105,andδὲdeG1161they have not knownοὐκ ἔγνωσανouk egnōsanG3756 G1097MyG1473τὰςtasG3588waysὁδούςhodousG3598.’

11SoὡςhōsG5613I swore on oathὤμοσαōmosaG3660inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῇtēaG3588angerὀργῇorgēaG3709, ‘They shall never enterεἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰςei eiseleusontai eisG1487 G1525 G1519MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588restκατάπαυσίνkatapausinG2663.’”

The Peril of Unbelief

12See to itΒλέπετε,BlepeteG991,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, thatG4219noneμήποτε τινιmēpotepote tiniG3361 G5100ἔνenG1722of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771hasἔσταιestaiG1510a wickedπονηρὰponēraG4190heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588of unbeliefἀπιστίαςapistiasG570that turns awayἐν τῷ ἀποστῆναιen tō apostēnaiG1722 G3588 G868fromἀπὸapoG575thelivingζῶντος·zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

13ButἀλλὰallaG235exhortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870one anotherἑαυτοὺς καθ᾽he'autous kath᾽G1438 G2596dailyἑκάστην ἡμέρανhekastēn hēmeranG1538 G2250,as long asἄχριςachrisG891οὗhouG3739it is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564τὸtoG3588todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,so thatἵναinaG2443noneμὴ τιςmē tisG3361 G5100ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771may be hardenedσκληρυνθῇsklērunthēaG4645τῆςtēsG3588by sin’sἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266deceitfulnessἀπάτῃapatēG539.

14γὰρgarG1063We have comeγεγόναμενgegonamenG1096to shareμέτοχοιmetochoiG3353τοῦtouG3588in ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ifἐάνπερeanperperG1437we holdκατάσχωμεν·kataschōmenG2722firmlyβεβαίανbebaianG949toμέχριmechriG3360theendτέλουςtelousG5056theτὴνtēnG3588assuranceὑποστάσεωςhupostaseōsG5287τῆςtēsG3588we hadat firstἀρχὴνarchēnG746.

15AsἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588it has been saidλέγεσθαι·legesthaiG3004: “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,ifἐὰνeanG1437you hearἀκούσητε,akousēteG191HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,do notμὴmēG3361hardenσκληρύνητεsklērunēteG4645yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,asὡςhōsG5613you didinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588rebellionπαραπικρασμῷ.parapikrasmōG3894.”

16ForγὰρgarG1063who were the ones whoτίνεςtinesG5101heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191andrebelledπαρεπίκραναν;parepikrananG3893ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235? Were theynotοὐouG3756allπάντεςpantesG3956thoseοἱhoiG3588MosesΜωϋσέως;MōuseōsG3475ledδιὰdiaG1223ἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out ofἐξexG1537EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125?

17AndδὲdeG1161with whomτίσινtisinG5101was God angryπροσώχθισενprosōchthisenG4360for fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἔτη;etēG2094? Was itnotοὐχὶouchiG3780with those whoτοῖςtoisG3588sinnedἁμαρτήσασινhamartēsasinG264,whoseὧνhōnG3739τὰtaG3588bodiesκῶλαkōlaG2966fellἔπεσενepesenG4098inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ;erēmōG2048?

18AndδὲdeG1161to whomτίσινtisinG5101did He swearὤμοσενōmosenG3660that theywould never enterμὴ εἰσελεύσεσθαι εἰςmē eiseleusesthai eisG3361 G1525 G1519HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663? Was itεἰeiG1487notμὴmēG3361to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588disobeyedἀπειθήσασιν;apeithēsasinG544?

19SoκαὶkaiG2532we seeβλέπομενblepomenG991thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasbecause ofδι᾽di᾽G1223theirunbeliefἀπιστίαν.¶apistianG570that they were unableοὐκ ἠδυνήθησανouk ēdunēthēsanG3756 G1410to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts

(Psalm 95:1–11)

The Peril of Unbelief

Commentaries on Hebrews 3