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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 NET Bible</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-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</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="../">NET Bible</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">NET Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/net/esv/hebrews/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="title">God’s Promised Rest</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “<i><b>As I swore in my anger</b>,</i> ‘<b><i>They will never enter my rest!</i></b>’” And yet God’s works were accomplished from the foundation of the world. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: “<b><i>And God rested on the seventh day from all his works</i></b>,” <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>but to repeat the text cited earlier: “<b><i>They will never enter my rest!</i></b>” <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So God again ordains a certain day, “Today,” speaking through David after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, “<i><b>O</b>, <b>that today you would listen as he speaks!</b></i> <b><i>Do not harden your hearts</i></b>.” <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 afterward about another day. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For the one who enters God’s rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.</p> <p class="title">Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest</p><p class="bodytext"><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 fast to our confession. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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