Hebrews 3:15

Hebrews 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As it is said, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."
• New King James Version (NKJV)while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Remember what it says: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.”

Context of Hebrews 3:15

13But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. 14We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. As has just been said: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.” 16Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? 17And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness?

Hebrews 3:15 word by word

ἐν τῷ λέγεσθαι· σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε, μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whileἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• it is saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• To dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• ye will hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• voiceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• hardenσκληρύνωsklērunō · to hardenG4645
• notμήmē · notG3361
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the provocationπαραπικρασμόςparapikrasmos · rebellionG3894

Cross-references for Hebrews 3:15

• Hebrews 3:7So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice,
• Hebrews 10:38And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”

Commentaries on Hebrews 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15While it is said, To-day - You may see the necessity of perseverance from the saying, "Today, if ye will hear his voice," therefore harden not your hearts - do not neglect so great a salvation; hold fast what ye have obtained, and let no man take your crown. See on Hebrews 3:7-9; (note) and Hebrews 3:12; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15While it is said, Today … - That is, persevere as long as life lasts, or as long as it can be said “today;” and by persevering in this manner you will have evidence that you are the friends of the Redeemer. This is a quotation from Psalm 95:7. Paul means, undoubtedly, to make use of this language himself as a direct exhortation to the Christians to whom he was writing. He entreats them, therefore, as long as it could be said “today,” or as long as life…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 The saints' privilege is, they are made partakers of Christ, that is, of the Spirit, the nature, graces, righteousness, and life of Christ; they are interested in all Christ is, in all he has done, or will do. The same spirit with which Christians set out in the ways of God, they should maintain unto the end. Perseverance in faith is the best evidence of the sincerity of our faith. Hearing the word often is a means of salvation, yet, if not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15This verse quotes Psalm 95:7–8, urging readers to listen and respond positively to God's voice. It summarizes the author's message in Hebrews 3:12–14.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. While it is said--connected with He 3:13, "exhort one another ... while it is said, To-day": He 3:14, "for we are made partakers," &c., being a parenthesis. "It entirely depends on yourselves that the invitation of the ninety-fifth Psalm be not a mere invitation, but also an actual enjoyment." Alford translates, "Since (that is, 'for') it is said," &c., regarding He 3:15 as a proof that we must "hold ... confidence ... unto the end," in order to be…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 3:15

• Heart
• Obduracy (Hardness)
• Procrastination

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Moses
• Unbelief
• Congregation
• Faint
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Harden
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Inspiration
• Mark

Commentaries on Hebrews 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings