Hebrews 3

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

2 Ref being stedfast to Him who did appoint him, as also Moses in all his house,

3 Ref for of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it,

4 Ref for every house is builded by some one, and He who the all things did build `is' God,

5 Ref and Moses indeed `was' stedfast in all his house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken,

6 Ref and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.

7 Ref Wherefore, (as the Holy Spirit saith, `To-day, if His voice ye may hear --

8 Ref ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness,

9 Ref in which tempt Me did your fathers, they did prove Me, and saw My works forty years;

10 Ref wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, Always do they go astray in heart, and these have not known My ways;

11 Ref so I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest -- !')

12 Ref See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

13 Ref but exhort ye one another every day, while the To-day is called, that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of the sin,

14 Ref for partakers we have become of the Christ, if the beginning of the confidence unto the end we may hold fast,

15 Ref in its being said, `To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation,'

16 Ref for certain having heard did provoke, but not all who did come out of Egypt through Moses;

17 Ref but with whom was He grieved forty years? was it not with those who did sin, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

18 Ref and to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? --

19 Ref and we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.

King James Version (KJV)

1 Ref Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

2 Ref Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

3 Ref For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

4 Ref For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

5 Ref And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

6 Ref But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

7 Ref Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

8 Ref Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

9 Ref When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

10 Ref Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

11 Ref So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

12 Ref Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

13 Ref But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 Ref For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

15 Ref While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

16 Ref For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

17 Ref But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

18 Ref And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

19 Ref So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus;

2 Ref who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

3 Ref For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house.

4 Ref For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God.

5 Ref Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,

6 Ref but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

7 Ref Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, "Today if you will hear his voice,

8 Ref Don't harden your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

9 Ref Where your fathers tested me by proving me, And saw my works for forty years.

10 Ref Therefore I was displeased with that generation, And said, 'They always err in their heart, But they didn't know my ways;'

11 Ref As I swore in my wrath, 'They will not enter into my rest.'"

12 Ref Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

13 Ref but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called "today;" lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

14 Ref For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:

15 Ref while it is said, "Today if you will hear his voice, Don't harden your hearts, as in the rebellion."

16 Ref For who, when they heard, rebelled? No, didn't all those who came out of Egypt by Moses?

17 Ref With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn't it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

18 Ref To whom did he swear that they wouldn't enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?

19 Ref We see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.

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