OET HEB chapter 4

4 That’s why we might be afraid: because although we had a promise to enter his rest, some of you might fail to achieve it, 2 because we’ve already had the good message preached to us just like them, but the message they heard didn’t benefit them because they weren’t united in faith with the others who listened. 3 So those of us who believed are entering that rest, as he said:[ref]

‘As I promised in my severe anger,

They will never enter into my rest.’

And yet he’s had it ready since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere he’s spoken about the seventh day saying:[ref]

‘And on the seventh day God rested from all his works.’

5 And also:[ref]

‘They will never enter my rest.’

6 Therefore because it’s being retained for some people to still come into it, and those who previously had the good message preached to them didn’t come in because of their disbelief, 7 God designated a certain day saying:[ref]

‘Today if you all hear his voice,

Don’t harden your hearts.’

8 Because if Yoshua had given them rest,[ref] God wouldn’t be speaking afterwards about another day. 9 So then, a time of rest is being retained for God’s people, 10 because anyone having come into their rest, also rests from their works, just as God rested from his own works.[ref] 11 Therefore we should be earnest about entering that rest, in case someone else falls by following our example of disbelief, 12 because God’s message is living and active and sharper than any high-quality sword, even penetrating to divide the soul and spirit—like separating the bone from sinews—and able to judge a person’s inner thoughts and intentions. 13 There isn’t anything in all of creation that’s hidden from him, but everything is naked and exposed to his sight as he’s the one we have to give an account to.

4 Therefore we _may _be _afraid, lest being _left a_promise to _come _in into the rest of _him, may _be _supposing anyone of you _all to _have _falling _short.
2 Also for we _are having _been _good _message _preached to _us just _as also _those, but not benefited the message of _their hearing those, not having _been _united _together the with _faith to _the ones having _heard.
3 for/because we _are _coming _in into the_rest, the ones having _believed, as he _has _said:
As I _swore in the severe _anger of _me:
Never they _will _be _coming _in into the rest of _me, and _yet his works from the_foundation of_the_world having _been _become.
4 For/Because he _has _spoken somewhere concerning the seventh day thus:
And rested the god on the day the seventh from all the works of _him, 5 and in this again:
Never they _will _be _coming _in into the rest of _me.
6 Therefore because it _is _being _retained for _some to _come _in into it, and the ones previously having _been _good _message _preached, not came _in because _of disbelief, 7 again a_certain is _designating day:
today, by Dawid/(Dāvid) saying after so _much time, as has _been _previously _said:
Today if of _the voice of _him you _all _may _hear, not you _all _may _harden the hearts of _you _all.
8 For/Because if them Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) rested, not would about another he _was _speaking after these things day.
9 Consequently is _being _retained a_day _of _rest _rest for _the people of_ the _god.
10 For/Because the one having _come _in into the rest of _him, also he rested from the works of _him, as from his own works the god did.
11 Therefore we _may _be _earnest to _come _in into that the rest, in _order _that lest by the same someone example may _fall of_ the _disbelief.
12 For/Because living is the message of_ the _god, and active, and sharper, beyond any sword double _edged, even penetrating until the_division of _soul and spirit, of _joints both and marrows, and able _to _judge of_the_thoughts and intentions of_the_heart.
13 And no there _is creation hidden before him, but all things naked and having _been _exposed are to _the eyes of _him, with whom to _us is the account.

4:14 Yeshua is our high priest

14 So then, having Yeshua the son of God who came from and returned to the heavens as our high priest, we need to hold firmly to what we say we believe, 15 because we don’t have a high priest who’s not able to sympathise with our weakness, but rather who’s been tempted just like we are yet he didn’t sin. 16 Therefore we can boldly approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help us when we need it.

4:3: Psa 95:11.

4:4: Gen 2:2.

4:5: Psa 95:11.

4:7: Psa 95:7-8 (LXX).

4:8: Deu 31:7; Josh 22:4.

4:10: Gen 2:2.

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