Jesus Greater than Moses
Therefore, aholy brothers, partakers of a bheavenly calling, consider cthe Apostle and dHigh Priest of our econfession—Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as aMoses also was in all His house. 3 aFor He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, in so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. 5 Now aMoses was faithful in all His house as ba servant, cfor a testimony of those things dwhich were to be spoken later, 6 but Christ was faithful as aa Son over His house—bwhose house we are, cif we hold fast our dconfidence and the boast of our ehope.
7 Therefore, just as athe Holy Spirit says,
“bToday if you hear His voice,
8 aDo not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me,
As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
9 aWhere your fathers tried Me by testing Me,
And saw My works for bforty years.
10 aTherefore I was angry with this generation,
And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they did not know My ways’;
11 aAs I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’”
Warning Against Unbelief
12 aSee to it brothers, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from bthe living God. 13 But aencourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the bdeceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become partakers of Christ, aif we hold fast the beginning of our bassurance firm until the end, 15 while it is said,
“aToday if you hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts, as when they provoked Me.”
16 For who aprovoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, bdid not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? 17 And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, awhose corpses fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did He swear athat they would not enter His rest, but to those who were bdisobedient? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter because of aunbelief.
The Believer’s Rest
Therefore, let us fear, lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have afallen short of it. 2 For indeed we have had good news proclaimed to us, just as they also; but athe word that was heard did not profit those who were not united with faith among those who heard. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said,
“aAs I swore in My wrath,
They shall not enter My rest,”
although His works were finished bfrom the foundation of the world. 4 For He has spoken asomewhere in this way concerning the seventh day: “bAnd God crested on the seventh day from all His works”; 5 and again in this passage, “aThey shall not enter My rest.” 6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news proclaimed to them failed to enter because of adisobedience, 7 He again determines a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just aas has been said before,
“bToday if you hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”
8 For aif Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. 9 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10 For the one who has entered His rest has himself also arested from his works, as bGod did from His. 11 Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall into the same aexample of bdisobedience. 12 For athe word of God is bliving and cactive and sharper than any two-edged dsword, and piercing as far as the division of esoul and espirit, of both joints and marrow, and fable to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And athere is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are buncovered and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we have an account to give.
Jesus Our Great High Priest
14 Therefore, since we have a great ahigh priest who has bpassed through the heavens, Jesus cthe Son of God, let us take hold of our dconfession. 15 For we do not have aa high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been btempted in all things like we are, yet cwithout sin. 16 Therefore let us adraw near with bconfidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.