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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 NIV</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" /></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="../">NIV</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 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">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/hebrews/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">A Sabbath-Rest for the People of God</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts because those who heard did not combine it with faith">a</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said,</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“So I declared on oath in my anger,</p><p class="line2">‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ” <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Psalm 95:11; also in verse 5">b</a></sup></span> </p></div><p class="pcontinued">And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.” <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Gen. 2:2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted:</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“Today, if you hear his voice,</p><p class="line2">do not harden your hearts.” <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Psalm 95:7,8">d</a></sup></span> </p></div> <p class="pcontinued"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or labor">e</a></sup></span> just as God did from his. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Jesus the Great High Priest</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Greek has gone through the heavens">f</a></sup></span> Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotebot">Some manuscripts <i>because those who heard did not combine it with faith</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotebot">Psalm 95:11; also in verse 5</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">Gen. 2:2</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotebot">Psalm 95:7,8</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>labor</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotebot">Greek <i>has gone through the heavens</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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