Berean Standard Bible
Hebrews 4
(Genesis 2:1–3; Exodus 16:22–30)
1ThereforeοὖνounG3767, whilethe promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860of enteringεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525G1519Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663still standsκαταλειπομένηςkataleipomenēsG2641,let us be carefulΦοβηθῶμενPhobēthōmenG5399that noneμήποτε τιςmēpotepote tisG3361G4219G5100ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771be deemedδοκῇdokēaG1380to have fallen shortὑστερηκέναι.husterēkenaiG5302of it.
2ForγάρgarG1063weἐσμενesmenG1510alsoG2532received the good newsεὐηγγελισμένοιeuēngelismenoiG2097just asκαθάπερkathaperG2509theyG2548did;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056τῆςtēsG3588they heardἀκοῆςakoēsG189was of no valueοὐκ ὠφέλησενouk ōphelēsenG3756G5623to themG1565,since they did not shareμὴ συγκεκερασμένουςmē sugkekerasmenousG3361G4786theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102of those whoτοῖςtoisG3588comprehendedἀκούσασιν.akousasinG191it.
3NowγὰρgarG1063wewhoτὴνtēnG3588have believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100enterΕἰσερχόμεθα εἰςEiserchometha eisG1525G1519thatοἱhoiG3588restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663. As for the others,it is just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531Godhas saidεἴρηκεν·eirēkenG2046: “SoὡςhōsG5613I swore on oathὤμοσαōmosaG3660inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῇtēaG3588angerὀργῇorgēaG3709, ‘They shall never enterεἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰςei eiseleusontai eisG1487G1525G1519MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588restκατάπαυσίνkatapausinG2663.’”And yetG2543HisτῶνtōnG3588worksἔργωνergōnG2041have been finishedγενηθέντων.genēthentōnG1096sinceἀπὸapoG575thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.
4ForγάρgarG1063somewhereπουpouG4225He has spokenεἴρηκενeirēkenG2046aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588seventhἑβδόμηςhebdomēsG1442dayin this mannerοὕτως·houtōsG3779: “AndκαὶkaiG2532onἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588τῇtēaG3588seventhἑβδόμῃhebdomēG1442dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250τῇtēaG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316restedκατέπαυσενkatepausenG2664fromἀπὸapoG575allπάντωνpantōnG3956Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῶνtōnG3588worksἔργωνergōnG2041.”
6SinceἐπεὶepeiG1893,thenοὖνounG3767,it remainsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620forsomeτινὰςtinasG5100to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525G1519His restαὐτὴνautēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532sincethose whoοἱhoiG3588formerlyπρότερονproteronG4386heard the good newsεὐαγγελισθέντεςeuangelisthentesG2097did not enterοὐκ εἰσῆλθονouk eisēlthonG3756G1525because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223theirdisobedienceἀπείθειαν,apeitheianG543,
7Godagain designatedπάλιν ὁρίζειpalin horizeiG3825G3724a certainτινὰtinaG5100dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250as “Todayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594,”when a longτοσοῦτονtosoutonG5118timeχρόνον,chrononG5550laterμετὰmetaG3326He spokeλέγων·legōnG3004throughἐνenG1722DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138asκαθὼςkathōsG2531was just statedG4302: “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,ifἐὰνeanG1437you hearἀκούσητε,akousēteG191HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,do notμὴmēG3361hardenσκληρύνητεsklērunēteG4645yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.”
10ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὁhoG3588entersεἰσελθὼν εἰςeiselthōn eisG1525G1519God’sαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663αὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532restsκατέπαυσενkatepausenG2664fromἀπὸapoG575hisαὐτοῦautouG846ownτῶνtōnG3588workἔργωνergōnG2041,just asὥσπερhōsperG5618τῶνtōnG3588Godθεός.¶theosG2316didfromἀπὸapoG575Hisἰδίων ὁidiōn hoG3588G2398.
11Let us, therefore, make every effortΣπουδάσωμεν οὖνSpoudasōmen ounG4704G3767to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525G1519thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565τὴνtēnG3588restκατάπαυσιν,katapausinG2663,so thatἵναinaG2443noμὴmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100will fallπέσῃpesēG4098byἐνenG1722followingtheτῷtōG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846patternὑποδείγματιhupodeigmatiG5262τῆςtēsG3588of disobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.
The Living Word
(2 Timothy 3:10–17)
12ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316islivingζῶνzōnG2198andκαὶkaiG2532activeἐνεργὴςenergēsG1756καὶkaiG2532.SharperτομώτεροςtomōterosG5114thanὑπὲρhuperG5228anyπᾶσανpasanG3956double-edgedδίστομονdistomonG1366swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,it piercesδιϊκνούμενοςdiiknoumenosG1338evenκαὶkaiG2532toἄχριachriG891dividingμερισμοῦmerismouG3311soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590andκαὶkaiG2532spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151τεteG5037,jointsἁρμῶνharmōnG719andκαὶkaiG2532marrowμυελῶν,muelōnG3452καὶkaiG2532.It judgesκριτικὸςkritikosG2924thethoughtsἐνθυμήσεωνenthumēseōnG1761andκαὶkaiG2532intentionsἐννοιῶνennoiōnG1771of the heartκαρδίας·kardiasG2588.
13καὶkaiG2532NothingοὐκoukG3756in all creationκτίσιςktisisG2937isἔστινestinG1510hiddenἀφανὴςaphanēsG852from God’s sightἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ·enōpion autouG1799G846δὲdeG1161;everythingπάνταpantaG3956isuncoveredγυμνὰgumnaG1131andκαὶkaiG2532exposedτετραχηλισμέναtetrachēlismenaG5136before theτοῖςtoisG3588eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788of HimαὐτοῦautouG846toπρὸςprosG4314whomὃνhonG3739weG1473must giveὁhoG3588accountλόγος.¶logosG3056.
14ThereforeοὖνounG3767,since we haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192a greatμέγανmeganG3173high priestἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749who has passed throughδιεληλυθόταdielēluthotaG1330theτοὺςtousG3588heavensοὐρανούς,ouranousG3772,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,let us hold firmly toκρατῶμενkratōmenG2902whatτῆςtēsG3588we professὁμολογίας.homologiasG3671.
15ForγὰρgarG1063we do not haveοὐ ἔχομενou echomenG3756G2192a high priestἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749who is unableμὴ δυνάμενονmē dunamenonG3361G1410to sympathizeσυμπαθῆσαιsumpathēsaiG4834withταῖςtaisG3588ourG1473weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,butδὲdeG1161we haveone who was temptedπεπειρασμένονpepeirasmenonG3985inκατὰkataG2596every wayπάνταpantaG3956thatκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596we areὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaG3665, yet waswithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.
16Let us then approachπροσερχώμεθα οὖνproserchōmetha ounG3767G4334theτῷtōG3588throneθρόνῳthronōG2362τῆςtēsG3588of graceχάριτος,charitosG5485withμετὰmetaG3326confidenceπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954,so thatἵναinaG2443we may receiveλάβωμενlabōmenG2983mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656andκαὶkaiG2532findεὕρωμενheurōmenG2147graceχάρινcharinG5485toεἰςeisG1519helpβοήθειαν.¶boētheianG996usin our time of needεὔκαιρονeukaironG2121.
Commentaries on Hebrews 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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