Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest
1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; 2Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 3For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. 4For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. 5And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; 6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Do Not Harden Your Hearts
7Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
10Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
The Dangers of Unbelief
12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
15While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
16For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 19So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
King James Bible
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Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest
1 Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus; 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house. 3 For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God. 5 Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken, 6 but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
Do Not Harden Your Hearts
(Psalm 95:1–11)
7 Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,
8 don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
9 where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my works for forty years.
10 Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’
11 as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”
The Peril of Unbelief
12 Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God; 13 but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today;” lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:
15 while it is said, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion.”
16 For who, when they heard, rebelled? No, didn’t all those who came out of Egypt by Moses? 17 With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn’t it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient? 19 We see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.
Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest
1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. 2 He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. a
3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
5 Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, b testifying to what would be spoken later. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly c to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
Do Not Harden Your Hearts
(Psalm 95:1–11)
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
“Today, if you hear His voice,
8 do not harden your hearts,
as you did in the rebellion,
in the day of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your fathers tested and tried Me,
and for forty years saw My works.
10 Therefore I was angry with that generation,
and I said,
‘Their hearts are always going astray,
and they have not known My ways.’
11 So I swore on oath in My anger,
‘They shall never enter My rest.’ ” d
The Peril of Unbelief
12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first. 15 As it has been said:
“Today, if you hear His voice,
do not harden your hearts,
as you did in the rebellion.” e
16 For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? 17 And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.
Footnotes:
2 a Literally just as Moses in all His house ; SBL just as Moses in His house
5 b Numbers 12:7
6 c NE, WH, BYZ, and TR include to the end .
11 d Psalm 95:7–11 (see also LXX)
15 e Psalm 95:7–8
Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest
1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, 2being stedfast to Him who did appoint him, as also Moses in all his house, 3for of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it, 4for every house is builded by some one, and He who the all things did build is God, 5and Moses indeed was stedfast in all his house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken, 6and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.
Do Not Harden Your Hearts
7Wherefore, (as the Holy Spirit saith, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear --
8ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness,
9in which tempt Me did your fathers, they did prove Me, and saw My works forty years;
10wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, Always do they go astray in heart, and these have not known My ways;
11so I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest -- !')
The Dangers of Unbelief
12See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God, 13but exhort ye one another every day, while the To-day is called, that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of the sin, 14for partakers we have become of the Christ, if the beginning of the confidence unto the end we may hold fast,
15in its being said, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation,'
16for certain having heard did provoke, but not all who did come out of Egypt through Moses; 17but with whom was He grieved forty years? was it not with those who did sin, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness? 18and to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? -- 19and we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.
The Favor of God paraphrase
Jesus, Greater Than Moses
¹ Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, you who share in the heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. ² He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. ³ Yet, Jesus deserves more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves more honor than the house itself. ⁴ For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. ⁵ Moses was faithful as a servant in all of God’s house, bearing witness to what would be spoken in the future. ⁶ But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
Do Not Harden Your Hearts
⁷ Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, ⁸ do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, ⁹ where your ancestors tested and tried Me, though for forty years they saw what I did. ¹⁰ That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ ¹¹ So I declared on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”
¹² Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. ¹³ But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. ¹⁴ We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. ¹⁵ As has just been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.”
Warning from Israel’s Past
¹⁶ Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? ¹⁷ And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness? ¹⁸ And to whom did God swear that they would never enter His rest if not to those who disobeyed? ¹⁹ So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
Footnotes:
1.“Apostle and high priest” (verse 1) highlights Jesus as both the messenger sent by God (apostle) and the mediator between God and humanity (high priest).
2.“Builder of a house” (verse 3) symbolizes Jesus as the one who builds God’s spiritual household—His people.
3.“Moses was faithful as a servant” (verse 5) refers to Moses’ role in leading and serving Israel, but Christ is exalted as the Son and heir.
4.“Do not harden your hearts” (verse 8) refers to a spiritual stubbornness where people resist God’s guidance and refuse to trust Him, a reference to the Israelites in the wilderness.
5.“My rest” (verse 11) is symbolic of the peace and fulfillment that comes with fully trusting and entering into God’s promises.
6.“Sin’s deceitfulness” (verse 13) warns that sin can mislead people into doubting God’s goodness or the truth of His promises.
7.“Unbelief” (verse 19) emphasizes that lack of faith, more than any other sin, prevents people from entering into the blessings of God’s rest.
