{"book":"Hebrews","slug":"hebrews","ch":4,"genre":"letter","sub":"Hebrews","prev":"hebrews/3","next":"hebrews/5","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Therefore, [ while ] the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short [of it].","f":[],"h":"The Sabbath Rest","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"For we also received the good news just as they [did]; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended [it].","f":["Literally not having been united in the faith of those who heard"]},{"v":3,"t":"Now [we] who have believed enter [that] rest. [As for the others, ] it is just as [God] has said:“ So I swore on oath in My anger,‘ They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet [His] works have been finished since [the] foundation of [the] world.","f":["Psalm 95:11; also in verse 5"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Now [we] who have believed enter [that] rest. [As for the others, ] it is just as [God] has said:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ So I swore on oath in My anger,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ They shall never enter My rest.’”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And yet [His] works have been finished since [the] foundation of [the] world."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh [day] in this manner:“ And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”","f":["Genesis 2:2"]},{"v":5,"t":"And again, [as He says] in [the passage above]:“ They shall never enter My rest.”","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"Since, then, it remains [for] some to enter [His rest], and [since] those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of [their] disobedience,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"[God] again designated a certain day [as] “ Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated:“ Today, if you hear His voice, {do} not harden your hearts.”","f":["Psalm 95:7–8"]},{"v":8,"t":"For if Joshua had given them rest, [God] would not have spoken later about another day.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"For whoever enters [God’s] rest also rests from his [own] work, just as God [did] from [His].","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by [following] the same pattern of disobedience.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"For the word of God [is] living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges [the] thoughts and intentions of [the] heart.","f":[],"h":"The Living Word","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Nothing in all creation is hidden from [God’s] sight; everything [is] uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we [must give] account.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but [we have] one who was tempted in every way that [we are], [yet was] without sin.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help [us] in [our] time of need.","f":[]}]}