^3:14For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence²² firm until the end. ^3:15As it says,²³ “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!²⁴ Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”²⁵^3:16For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses’ leadership?²⁶^3:17And against whom was God²⁷ provoked for forty years? Was it not those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness?²⁸^3:18And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient? ^3:19So²⁹ we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.

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Footnotes

22 Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”
23 Grk “while it is said.”
24 Grk “today if you hear his voice.”
25 A quotation from Ps 95:7b–8.
26 Grk “through Moses.”
27 Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.
28 An allusion to God’s judgment pronounced in Num 14:29, 32.
29 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate a summary or conclusion to the argument of the preceding paragraph.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. As it is said,

“Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses? And with whom was he provoked for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. As has just been said:

“Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts

as you did in the rebellion.”

Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness? And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed? So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For we have become participants in Christ if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start. As it is said:

Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.

For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it all who came out of Egypt under Moses? With whom was God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed? So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.

NLTNew Living Translation

For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. Remember what it says:

“Today when you hear his voice,

don’t harden your hearts

as Israel did when they rebelled.”

And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn’t it the people Moses led out of Egypt? And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness? And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him? So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of our commitment steadfast until the end, while it is said,

“Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

For who, when they heard it, were disobedient? Surely it was not all who went out from Egypt through Moses? And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness? And to whom did he swear they would not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient? And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

KJV 1900King James Version

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

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