New American Standard Bible 2020

Hebrews 4

The Believer’s Rest

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

2For indeedG2532we have had goodG2097newsG2097preachedG2097to us, justκαθάπερkathaperG2509asG2509they alsoG2548did; butthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056they heardἀκοῆςakoēsG189did not benefitὠφέλησενōphelēsenG5623them, becausethey were not unitedσυγκεκερασμένουςsugkekerasmenousG4786with thoseG3588who listenedἀκούσασιν.akousasinG191with faithπίστειpisteiG4102.

3For we whoG5101have believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100enterΕἰσερχόμεθαEiserchomethaG1525thatrestκατάπαυσινkatapausinG2663,justG2531asG2531He has saidG3004, “As I sworeὤμοσαōmosaG3660in My angerὀργῇorgēaG3709,They certainlyεἰeiG1487shall 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 certainlyεἰeiG1487shall not enterεἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontaiG1525My restκατάπαυσίνkatapausinG2663.”

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893it remainsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620for someτινὰςtinasG5100to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525it, and thoseοἱhoiG3588whoG5101previouslyG4387had goodG2097newsG2097preachedG2097to them failedοὐκoukG3756to enterεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223ofdisobedienceἀπείθειαν,apeitheianG543,

7He againπάλινpalinG3825setsὁρίζειhorizeiG3724a certainτινὰtinaG5100dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250, “Todayσήμερον,sēmeronG4594,”sayingλέγων·legōnG3004throughἐνenG1722DavidG1160afterμετὰmetaG3326soτοσοῦτονtosoutonG5118longG5118a timeχρόνον,chrononG5550justG2531asG2531has been saidG4275beforeG4275, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594ifἐὰνeanG1437you hearἀκούσητε,akousēteG191His voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,Do not hardenσκληρύνητεsklērunēteG4645your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.”

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

9ConsequentlyἄραaraG686,there remainsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaiG620a SabbathG4520restG4520for the peopleλαῷlaōG2992of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

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

11ThereforeοὖνounG3767let’s makeG4704everyG4704effortG4704to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525that restκατάπαυσιν,katapausinG2663,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443noμὴmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100will fallπέσῃpesēG4098by followingthe sameαὐτῷautōG846exampleὑποδείγματιhupodeigmatiG5262ofdisobedienceἀπειθείας.apeitheiasG543.

12Forthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316islivingζῶνzōnG2198andactiveἐνεργὴςenergēsG1756,and sharperτομώτεροςtomōterosG5114thanὑπὲρhuperG5228anyπᾶσανpasanG3956two-edgedδίστομονdistomonG1366swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,evenG2532penetratingδιϊκνούμενοςdiiknoumenosG1338as farἄχριachriG891as the divisionμερισμοῦmerismouG3311ofsoulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590andspiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,of bothτεteG5037jointsἁρμῶνharmōnG719and marrowμυελῶν,muelōnG3452, andableG2924toG2924judgeG2924the thoughtsἐνθυμήσεωνenthumēseōnG1761and intentionsἐννοιῶνennoiōnG1771of the heartκαρδίας·kardiasG2588.

13Andthere is noοὐκoukG3756creatureκτίσιςktisisG2937hiddenἀφανὴςaphanēsG852from His sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799,but allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956areopenγυμνὰgumnaG1131and laidG5136bareG5136to the eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788of Him to whomὃνhonG3739we must answerλόγος.¶logosG3056.

14ThereforeοὖνounG3767,since we haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192a greatμέγανmeganG3173highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749whoG5101haspassedG1330throughG1330the heavensοὐρανούς,ouranousG3772,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,let’s holdκρατῶμενkratōmenG2902firmlyG2902to ourconfessionὁμολογίας.homologiasG3671.

15For we do not haveἔχομενechomenG2192a highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749whoG5101cannotμὴ δυνάμενονmē dunamenonG1410 G3361sympathizeσυμπαθῆσαιsumpathēsaiG4834with our weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,but One whoG5101has beentemptedπεπειρασμένονpepeirasmenonG3985in allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956justὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaG2596 G3665as we are, yetwithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767let’sapproachπροσερχώμεθαproserchōmethaG4334the throneθρόνῳthronōG2362of graceχάριτος,charitosG5485withconfidenceπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we may receiveλάβωμενlabōmenG2983mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656and findεὕρωμενheurōmenG2147graceχάρινcharinG5485for helpβοήθειαν.¶boētheianG996at the timeG2121ofG2121ourneedG2121.

The Believer’s Rest

Commentaries on Hebrews 4