Hebrews 4

The Believer’s Rest

1ThereforeG3767, we must fearG5399 ifG3379, while a promiseG1860 remainsG2641 of enteringG1525 His restG2663, anyG5100 oneG5100 of you may seemG1380 to have 1comeG5302 shortG5302 of it. 2For indeedG2532 we have had goodG2097 newsG2097 preachedG2097 to us, justG2509 asG2509 they alsoG2548 did; but 2the wordG3056 3they heardG189 did not benefitG5623 them, because 4they were not unitedG4786 with thoseG3588 who listenedG191 with faithG4102. 3For we whoG5101 have believedG4100 enterG1525 that restG2663, justG2531 asG2531 He has saidG3004, “5As I sworeG3660 in My angerG3709, They certainlyG1487 shall not enterG1525 My restG2663,” althoughG2543 His worksG2041 were finishedG1096 6from the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889. 4For He has saidG3004 7somewhereG4225 concerningG4012 the seventhG1442 day: “8And GodG2316 9restedG2664 on the seventhG1442 dayG2250 from allG3956 His worksG2041”; 5and againG3825 in thisG3778 passage, “10They certainlyG1487 shall not enterG1525 My restG2663.” 6ThereforeG3767, sinceG1893 it remainsG620 for someG5100 to enterG1525 it, and thoseG3588 whoG5101 previouslyG4387 had goodG2097 newsG2097 preachedG2097 to them failedG3756 to enterG1525 becauseG1223 of 11disobedienceG543, 7He againG3825 setsG3724 a certainG5100 dayG2250, “TodayG4594,” sayingG3004 12throughG1722 DavidG1160 afterG3326 soG5118 longG5118 a timeG5550 justG2531 13asG2531 has been saidG4275 beforeG4275, “14TodayG4594 ifG1437 you hearG191 His voiceG5456, Do not hardenG4645 your heartsG2588.” 8For 15ifG1437 16JoshuaG2424 had givenG2664 them restG2664, He would not have spokenG2980 of anotherG243 dayG2250 afterG3326 that. 9ConsequentlyG686, there remainsG620 a SabbathG4520 restG4520 for the peopleG2992 of GodG2316. 10For the one whoG5101 has enteredG1525 His restG2663 has himselfG846 alsoG2532 17restedG2664 from his worksG2041, as 18GodG2316 did from His. 11ThereforeG3767 let’s makeG4704 everyG4704 effortG4704 to enterG1525 that restG2663, soG2443 thatG2443 noG3361 oneG5100 will fallG4098 by following the sameG846 19exampleG5262 of 20disobedienceG543. 12For 21the wordG3056 of GodG2316 is 22livingG2198 and 23activeG1756, and sharperG5114 thanG5228 anyG3956 two-edgedG1366 24swordG3162, evenG2532 penetratingG1338 as farG891 as the divisionG3311 of 25soulG5590 and 26spiritG4151, of bothG5037 jointsG719 and marrowG3452, and 27ableG2924 toG2924 28judgeG2924 the thoughtsG1761 and intentionsG1771 of the heartG2588. 13And 29there is noG3756 creatureG2937 hiddenG852 from His sightG1799, but allG3956 thingsG3956 are 30openG1131 and laidG5136 bareG5136 to the eyesG3788 of Him to whomG3739 31we must answerG3056.

14ThereforeG3767, since we haveG2192 a greatG3173 32highG749 priestG749 whoG5101 has 33passedG1330 throughG1330 the heavensG3772, JesusG2424 34the SonG5207 of GodG2316, let’s holdG2902 firmlyG2902 to our 35confessionG3671. 15For we do not haveG2192 36a highG749 priestG749 whoG5101 cannotG1410G3361 sympathizeG4834 with our weaknessesG769, but One whoG5101 has been 37temptedG3985 in allG3956 thingsG3956 justG2596G3665 as we are, yet 38withoutG5565 sinG266. 16ThereforeG3767 let’s 39approachG4334 the throneG2362 of graceG5485 with 40confidenceG3954, soG2443 thatG2443 we may receiveG2983 mercyG1656 and findG2147 graceG5485 for helpG996 at the timeG2121 ofG2121 our needG2121.