Hebrews 4:2-10

2We have heard God's good news, just like God's people in the wilderness heard his message. But that message did not help them, because they did not believe it. They did not trust God, like those who obeyed him.

3But those of us who trust God do enjoy his special place of rest. This is what God said: ‘Because I was very angry with them, I promised this: “They will never arrive in my special place of rest.” ’ God said that, even though he had finished his work when he made the world.

4In the Bible God has spoken about the seventh day like this: ‘God rested from all his work on the seventh day.’

5As we have already seen, God said something later about his rest: ‘They will never arrive in my special place of rest.’

6So we see that there is still a chance for people to go to God's place of rest. But those people who first heard God's message in the wilderness refused to obey him. As a result, they did not arrive in his special place of rest.

7So God chose another time for people to go to his place of rest. He called it ‘Today’. A long time after Moses, David spoke God's message. As we have already seen, he said: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today. Do not refuse to obey him.’

8This shows that Joshua did not bring God's people to the place where they could rest. Later, God had to speak again about another day of rest.

9So we see this: God still has a place ready for his people, where they can rest. They will rest as God rested on the seventh day.

10When God made the world and everything, he rested after he had finished his work. It is the same for everyone who goes to God's place of rest. They too will rest. They will no longer need to work.