'Therefore,2whilethe promise of5entering6his10rest9still stands,4let us fear1lest3any12of13you14should seem11to have failed to reach15it. For2good news came to4us3just as5tothem,6but7the10message11theyheard13didnot8benefit9them,14becausethey were16not15united16by faith18with those19who listened.20 For2we1who have believed7enter1that4rest,5as8he has said,9As10I swore11in12my15wrath,14They shall17[not]16enter17my21rest,20although22hisworks24were finished28from25the foundation26of the world.27 For2he has1somewhere3spoken1of4the5seventh [day]6in this way:7And8God11rested9on12the13seventh16day14from17all18his21works.20 And1again4in2this3passage he said,They shall6[not]5enter6my10rest.9 Since1therefore2it remains3for some4to enter5it,7and8those9who11formerly10received the good news11failed to enter1213because of14disobedience,15 again1he appoints3a certain2day,4Today,5saying8through6David7so long1011afterward,9in12the words already quoted,13Today,14if15you hear19his18voice,17donot20harden21your24hearts.23 For2if1Joshua4had given5them3rest,5[God]10would7not6have spoken10of8another9day13later on.1112 So then,1there remains2a Sabbath rest3for the4people5of God,7 for2whoever has entered3[God’s]7rest6has10also8rested10from11his14works13as15God20didfrom16his.18 Let us1therefore2strive1to enter3that5rest,7so that8no9one13may fall15by10the11same12sort14of disobedience.17 For2the3word4of God6is living1and7active,8sharper10than11any12two-edged14sword,13piercing16to17the division18of soul19and20of spirit,21of joints22and24of marrow,25and26discerning27the thoughts28and29intentions30of the heart.31 And1no2creature4is3hidden from5his7sight,6but9all8arenaked10and11exposed12to the13eyes14of him15to16whom17we18must giveaccount.20 Since then2wehave1a great4high priest3who has passed through5the6heavens,7Jesus,8the9Son10of God,12let us hold fast13ourconfession.15 For2we do3not1have3a high priest4who is unable56to sympathize with7our10weaknesses,9but12onewho11in every [respect]1314has been tempted11as [we are],1516yetwithout17sin.18 Let us1then2with3confidence4draw near1to the5throne6of grace,8that9we may receive10mercy11and12find14grace13to help17in15time of need.16