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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Hebrews 4 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/hebrews/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//hebrews/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > Hebrews 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrews/3.htm" title="Hebrews 3">◄</a> Hebrews 4 <a href="../hebrews/5.htm" title="Hebrews 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/hebrews/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Sabbath Rest<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../genesis/2.htm">Genesis 2:1–3</a>; <a href ="../exodus/16.htm#22">Exodus 16:22–30</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>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. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>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.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: <p class="indent1stline">“So I swore on oath in My anger, <p class="indent2">‘They shall never enter My rest.’<span class="thinq"> </span>”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <p class="reg"> And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.” <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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, <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience. <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Living Word<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../2_timothy/3.htm#10">2 Timothy 3:10–17</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>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. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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. <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>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. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>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.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>not having been united in the faith of those who heard</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <a href="../psalms/95.htm#11">Psalm 95:11</a>; also in verse 5<br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <a href="../genesis/2.htm#2">Genesis 2:2</a><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <a href="../psalms/95.htm#7">Psalm 95:7–8</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible, BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. 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