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4:1  God's promise that we may enter his place of rest still stands. We are afraid that some of you think you won't enter his place of rest.
4:1  God's promise that we may enter his place of rest still stands. We are afraid that some of you think you won't enter his place of rest.
4:2  We have heard the same Good News that your ancestors heard. But the message didn't help those who heard it in the past because they didn't believe.
4:2  We have heard the same Good News that your ancestors heard. But the message didn't help those who heard it in the past because they didn't believe.
4:3  We who believe are entering that place of rest. As God said, "So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest." God said this even though he had finished his work when he created the world.
4:3  We who believe are entering that place of rest. As God said, "So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest." God said this even though he had finished his work when he created the world.
4:4  Somewhere in Scripture God has said this about the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all his work."
4:4  Somewhere in Scripture God has said this about the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all his work."
4:5  God also said in the same passage, "They will never enter my place of rest."
4:5  God also said in the same passage, "They will never enter my place of rest."
4:6  However, some people enter that place of rest. Those who heard the Good News in the past did not enter God's place of rest because they did not obey God.
4:6  However, some people enter that place of rest. Those who heard the Good News in the past did not enter God's place of rest because they did not obey God.
4:7  So God set another day. That day is today. Many years after [your ancestors failed to enter that place of rest] God spoke about it through David in the passage already quoted: "If you hear God speak today, don't be stubborn."
4:7  So God set another day. That day is today. Many years after [your ancestors failed to enter that place of rest] God spoke about it through David in the passage already quoted: "If you hear God speak today, don't be stubborn."
4:8  If Joshua had given the people rest, God would not have spoken about another day.
4:8  If Joshua had given the people rest, God would not have spoken about another day.
4:9  Therefore, a time of rest and worship exists for God's people.
4:9  Therefore, a time of rest and worship exists for God's people.
4:10  Those who entered his place of rest also rested from their work as God did from his.
4:10  Those who entered his place of rest also rested from their work as God did from his.
4:11  So we must make every effort to enter that place of rest. Then no one will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey.
4:11  So we must make every effort to enter that place of rest. Then no one will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey.
4:12  God's word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God's word judges a person's thoughts and intentions.
4:12  God's word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God's word judges a person's thoughts and intentions.
4:13  No creature can hide from God. Everything is uncovered and exposed for him to see. We must answer to him.
4:13  No creature can hide from God. Everything is uncovered and exposed for him to see. We must answer to him.
4:14  We need to hold on to our declaration of faith: We have a superior chief priest who has gone through the heavens. That person is Jesus, the Son of God.
4:14  We need to hold on to our declaration of faith: We have a superior chief priest who has gone through the heavens. That person is Jesus, the Son of God.
4:15  We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn't sin.
4:15  We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn't sin.
4:16  So we can go confidently to the throne of God's kindness to receive mercy and find kindness, which will help us at the right time.
4:16  So we can go confidently to the throne of God's kindness to receive mercy and find kindness, which will help us at the right time.