⁹There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; ¹⁰for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works,^e^f just as God did from his.^g ¹¹Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.^h

¹²For the word of Godⁱ is alive^j and active.^k Sharper than any double-edged sword,^l it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.^m ¹³Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.ⁿ Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Jesus the Great High Priest

¹⁴Therefore, since we have a great high priest^o who has ascended into heaven,^f^p Jesus the Son of God,^q let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.^r ¹⁵For we do not have a high priest^s who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are^t—yet he did not sin.^u ¹⁶Let us then approach^v God’s throne of grace with confidence,^w so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Read in Logos

Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Footnotes

eOr labor
fGreek has gone through the heavens

Cross references

f Lev 23:3; Rev 14:13
gver 4
hver 6; Heb 3:18
iSee Mk 4:14; Lk 5:1; 11:28; Jn 10:35; Ac 12:24; 1 Th 2:13; 2 Ti 2:9; 1 Pe 1:23; 1 Jn 2:14; Rev 1:2, 9
j Ac 7:38; 1 Pe 1:23
k Isa 55:11; Jer 23:29; 1 Th 2:13
l Eph 6:17; See Rev 1:16
m 1 Co 14:24, 25
n Ps 33:13–15; Pr 5:21; Jer 16:17; 23:24; Da 2:22
oSee Heb 2:17
p Heb 6:20; 8:1; 9:24
qSee Mt 4:3
rSee Heb 3:1
sSee Heb 2:17
t Heb 2:18
uSee 2 Co 5:21
vSee Heb 7:19
wSee Eph 3:12