New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 3

Jesus Our High Priest

1ThereforeὍθεν,HothenG3606,holyἅγιοι,hagioiG40brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80,partakersμέτοχοι,metochoiG3353of aheavenlyἐπουρανίουepouraniouG2032callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821,considerκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,the ApostleἀπόστολονapostolonG652andHighἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749PriestG749of ourconfessionὁμολογίαςhomologiasG3671;

2He was faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103to Him who appointedποιήσαντιpoiēsantiG4160Him, asMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475alsoκαὶkaiG2532was in allὅλῳholōG3650His houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.

3For He has been countedG515worthyἠξίωται,ēxiōtaiG515of moreG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391thanπαρὰparaG3844MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,by justκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596soὅσονhosonG3745muchG3745as the builderκατασκευάσαςkataskeuasasG2680of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624hasἔχειecheiG2192moreG4183honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092than the houseG3624.

4For everyG3956houseοἶκοςoikosG3624is builtκατασκευάζεταιkataskeuazetaiG2680by someoneτινος,tinosG5100,but the builderκατασκευάσαςkataskeuasasG2680of allG3956thingsG3956is Godθεός.theosG2316.

5NowκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103in allὅλῳholōG3650His houseοἴκῳoikōG3624asa servantθεράπωνtherapōnG2324,for a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142of thoseG3588thingswhich were to be spokenλαληθησομένων,lalēthēsomenōnG2980later;

6but ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547was faithful asa SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207overἐπὶepiG1909His houseοἶκονoikonG3624--whoseοὗhouG3739houseοἶκόςoikosG3624we are,ifἐάνπερeanperperG1437we holdκατάσχωμεν.¶kataschōmenG2722fastG2722ourconfidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954and the boastκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745of ourhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680firmG949untilG3360the endG5056.

7ThereforeΔιό,DioG1352,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asthe Holyἅγιον,hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saysλέγειlegeiG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594ifἐὰνeanG1437you hearἀκούσητε,akousēteG191His voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,

8Do not hardenσκληρύνητεsklērunēteG4645your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588aswhenG1722they provokedπαραπικρασμῷparapikrasmōG3894Me,As in the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of trialπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,

9WhereοὗhouG3757your fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962triedἐπείρασανepeirasanG3985Meby testingG1381Me,And sawG3708My worksἔργαergaG2041forfortyG5065yearsG2094.

10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I was angryπροσώχθισαprosōchthisaG4360with thisταύτῃtautēG3778generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074,And saidG3004, ‘They alwaysἀεὶaeiG104goG4105astrayπλανῶνταιplanōntaiG4105in their heartκαρδίᾳ·kardiaG2588,And they did not knowἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097My waysὁδούςhodousG3598’;

11As I sworeὤμοσαōmosaG3660in My wrathὀργῇorgēaG3709, ‘They shall not enterεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525My restκατάπαυσίνkatapausinG2663.’”

The Peril of Unbelief

12TakeΒλέπετε,BlepeteG991careG991,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,that there not be in anyG5100oneG5100of you an evilπονηρὰponēraG4190,unbelievingἀπιστίαςapistiasG570heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588that fallsG868awayἀποστῆναιapostēnaiG868fromthe livingζῶντος·zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

13ButencourageπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneG1438anotherG1438dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250afterκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayG2250,as longἄχριςachrisG891as it is stillcalledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564“TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,”soἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361that noneτιςtisG5100 G1438of you will be hardenedσκληρυνθῇsklērunthēaG4645by thedeceitfulnessἀπάτῃapatēG539of sinἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266.

14For we have becomeγεγόναμενgegonamenG1096partakersμέτοχοιmetochoiG3353of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,ifἐάνπερeanperperG1437 G4007we holdκατάσχωμεν·kataschōmenG2722fastG2722the beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746of ourassuranceὑποστάσεωςhupostaseōsG5287firmβεβαίανbebaianG949untilμέχριmechriG3360the endτέλουςtelousG5056,

15whileἐνenG1722it is saidλέγεσθαι·legesthaiG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594ifἐὰνeanG1437you hearἀκούσητε,akousēteG191His voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,Do not hardenσκληρύνητεsklērunēteG4645your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588, aswhenἐνenG1722they provokedπαραπικρασμῷ.parapikrasmōG3894Me.”

16For whoG5101provokedπαρεπίκραναν;parepikrananG3893Himwhen they had heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191?Indeedἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,did not allπάντεςpantesG3956thoseοἱhoiG3588whoG5101cameἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125ledby MosesΜωϋσέως;MōuseōsG3475?

17And with whomG5101was He angryπροσώχθισενprosōchthisenG4360for fortyG5065yearsἔτη;etēG2094?Was it not with thoseG3588whoG5101sinnedἁμαρτήσασινhamartēsasinG264,whoseὧνhōnG3739bodiesκῶλαkōlaG2966fellἔπεσενepesenG4098in the wildernessἐρήμῳ;erēmōG2048?

18And to whomG5101did He swearὤμοσενōmosenG3660that they would not enterεἰσελεύσεσθαιeiseleusesthaiG1525His restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663,but to thoseG3588whoG5101weredisobedientἀπειθήσασιν;apeithēsasinG544?

19Sowe seeβλέπομενblepomenG991that they were not ableἠδυνήθησανēdunēthēsanG1410to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223ofunbeliefἀπιστίαν.¶apistianG570.

Jesus Our High Priest

The Peril of Unbelief

Commentaries on Hebrews 3