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Hebrews 4

The Believer's Rest

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Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have  acome short of it.

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For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but  athe word  1they heard did not profit them, because  2it was not united by faith in those who heard.

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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.

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For He has said  asomewhere concerning the seventh day:bAND GOD  cRESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS";

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and again in this passage,aTHEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST."

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Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of  adisobedience,

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He again fixes a certain day, "Today," saying  1through David after so long a time just  aas has been said before, " bTODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS."

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For  aif  1Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

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So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

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For the one who has entered His rest has himself also  arested from his works, as  bGod did from His.

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Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same  aexample of  bdisobedience.

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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.

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And  athere is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are  bopen and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

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Therefore, since we have a great  ahigh priest who has  bpassed through the heavens, Jesus  cthe Son of God, let us hold fast our  dconfession.

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For we do not have  aa high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been  btempted in all things as we are, yet  cwithout sin.

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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.



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