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Hebrews 3:7–9

A Rest for the People of God

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,

b“Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,

on the day of testing in the wilderness,

where your fathers put me to the test

and saw my works for cforty years.

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Hebrews 3:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

So, as the Holy Spirit says:

“Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts

as you did in the rebellion,

during the time of testing in the wilderness,

where your ancestors tested and tried me,

though for forty years they saw what I did.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

That is why the Holy Spirit says,

“Today when you hear his voice,

don’t harden your hearts

as Israel did when they rebelled,

when they tested me in the wilderness.

There your ancestors tested and tried my patience,

even though they saw my miracles for forty years.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:

“Today, if you will hear His voice,

Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,

In the day of trial in the wilderness,

Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,

And saw My works forty years.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

So it is as the Holy Spirit says:

“Today listen to what he says.

Do not be stubborn as in the past

when you turned against God,

when you tested God in the desert.

There your ancestors tried me and tested me

and saw the things I did for forty years.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith,

To-day if ye shall hear his voice,

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation,

Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

Where your fathers tried me by proving me,

And saw my works forty years.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Wherefore, even as says the Holy Spirit, To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness; where your fathers tempted me, by proving me, and saw my works forty years.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

As the Holy Spirit says, 

“If you hear God speak today, don’t be stubborn. 

Don’t be stubborn like those who rebelled 

and tested me in the desert. 

That is where your ancestors tested me, 

Hebrews 3:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:

Today, if you hear His voice,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,

on the day of testing in the wilderness,

where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,

and saw My works

Hebrews 3:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,

as on the day of testing in the wilderness,

where your ancestors put me to the test,

though they had seen my works

Hebrews 3:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,

in the day of testing in the wilderness,

where your fathers tested me by trial

and saw my works

Hebrews 3:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Holy Spirit says,

“Listen to his voice today.

If you hear it, don’t be stubborn.

You were stubborn when you opposed me.

You did that when you were put to the test in the desert.

There your people of long ago put me to the test.

For 40 years they saw what I did.

Hebrews 3:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

Today if you hear His voice,

Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me,

As in the day of trial in the wilderness,

Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me,

And saw My works for forty years.


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