New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 4

The Believer’s Rest

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767,let us fearΦοβηθῶμενPhobēthōmenG5399ifG3379,while a promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860remainsκαταλειπομένηςkataleipomenēsG2641of enteringεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525His restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663,anyG5100oneG5100of you may seemδοκῇdokēaG1380to havecomeG5302shortὑστερηκέναι.husterēkenaiG5302of it.

2For indeedG2532we have had goodG2097newsG2097preachedG2097to us, justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as they alsoG2548; butthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056they heardἀκοῆςakoēsG189did not profitὠφέλησενōphelēsenG5623them, becauseit was not unitedσυγκεκερασμένουςsugkekerasmenousG4786by faithπίστειpisteiG4102in thoseG3588whoG5101heardἀκούσασιν.akousasinG191.

3For we whoG5101have believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100enterΕἰσερχόμεθαEiserchomethaG1525that restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He has saidG3004, “As I sworeὤμοσαōmosaG3660in My wrathὀργῇorgēaG3709,They shall not enterεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525My restκατάπαυσίνkatapausinG2663,”althoughG2543His worksἔργωνergōnG2041were finishedγενηθέντων.genēthentōnG1096from the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

4For He has saidG3004somewhereπουpouG4225concerningπερὶperiG4012the seventhἑβδόμηςhebdomēsG1442day: “And GodθεὸςtheosG2316restedκατέπαυσενkatepausenG2664on the seventhἑβδόμῃhebdomēG1442dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250from allπάντωνpantōnG3956His worksἔργωνergōnG2041”;

5and againπάλιν·palinG3825in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778passage, “They shall not enterεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525My restκατάπαυσίνkatapausinG2663.”

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893it remainsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620for someτινὰςtinasG5100to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525it, and thoseοἱhoiG3588whoG5101formerlyG4387had goodG2097newsG2097preachedG2097to them failedοὐκoukG3756to enterεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223ofdisobedienceἀπείθειαν,apeitheianG543,

7He againπάλινpalinG3825fixesὁρίζειhorizeiG3724a certainτινὰtinaG5100dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250, “Todayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594,”sayingλέγων·legōnG3004throughἐνenG1722DavidG1160afterμετὰmetaG3326soτοσοῦτονtosoutonG5118longG5118a timeχρόνον,chrononG5550justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as has been saidG4275beforeG4275, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594ifἐὰνeanG1437you hearἀκούσητε,akousēteG191His voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,Do not hardenσκληρύνητεsklērunēteG4645your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.”

8ForifG1437JoshuaἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had givenG2664them restG2664,He would not have spokenἐλάλειelaleiG2980of anotherἄλληςallēsG243dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326that.

9SoἄραaraG686there remainsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620a SabbathG4520restG4520for the peopleλαῷlaōG2992of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10For the one whoG5101has enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525His restκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663has himselfG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532restedκατέπαυσενkatepausenG2664from his worksἔργωνergōnG2041, asGodθεός.¶theosG2316did from His.

11ThereforeοὖνounG3767let us be diligentΣπουδάσωμενSpoudasōmenG4704to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525that restκατάπαυσιν,katapausinG2663,soἵναinaG2443 G3361that noG3361oneτιςtisG5100will fallπέσῃpesēG4098,throughἐνenG1722followingthe sameαὐτῷautōG846exampleὑποδείγματιhupodeigmatiG5262ofdisobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

12Forthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316islivingζῶνzōnG2198andactiveἐνεργὴςenergēsG1756and sharperτομώτεροςtomōterosG5114thanὑπὲρhuperG5228anyπᾶσανpasanG3956two-edgedδίστομονdistomonG1366swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,and piercingδιϊκνούμενοςdiiknoumenosG1338as farἄχριachriG891as the divisionμερισμοῦmerismouG3311ofsoulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590andspiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,of bothτεteG5037jointsἁρμῶνharmōnG719and marrowμυελῶν,muelōnG3452, andableG2924to judgeG2924the thoughtsἐνθυμήσεωνenthumēseōnG1761and intentionsἐννοιῶνennoiōnG1771of the heartκαρδίας·kardiasG2588.

13Andthere is noοὐκoukG3756creatureκτίσιςktisisG2937hiddenἀφανὴςaphanēsG852from His sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799,but allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956areopenγυμνὰgumnaG1131and laidG5136bareG5136to the eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788of Him with whomὃνhonG3739we haveG3056to doG3056.

14ThereforeοὖνounG3767,since we haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192a greatμέγανmeganG3173highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749whoG5101haspassedG1330throughG1330the heavensοὐρανούς,ouranousG3772,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,let us holdκρατῶμενkratōmenG2902fastG2902ourconfessionὁμολογίας.homologiasG3671.

15For we do not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749whoG5101cannotμὴ δυνάμενονmē dunamenonG1410 G3361sympathizeσυμπαθῆσαιsumpathēsaiG4834with our weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,but One whoG5101has beentemptedπεπειρασμένονpepeirasmenonG3985in allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956as we are, yetwithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767let usdrawG4334nearG4334withconfidenceπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954to the throneθρόνῳthronōG2362of graceχάριτος,charitosG5485,soἵναinaG2443that we may receiveλάβωμενlabōmenG2983mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656and findεὕρωμενheurōmenG2147graceχάρινcharinG5485to helpβοήθειαν.¶boētheianG996in timeG2121of needG2121.

The Believer’s Rest

Commentaries on Hebrews 4