Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Let us therefore fear, lest a solemn promise being left to come into his rest, any of you should seem to have failed.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have
King James Version
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Holman Bible
Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.
International Standard Version
Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid! Otherwise, some of you will fail to reach it,
A Conservative Version
Let us be afraid therefore, lest, a promise being left behind to enter into his rest, any of you should seem to have come short.
American Standard Version
Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.
Amplified
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still remains and is freely offered today, let us fear, in case any one of you may seem to come short of reaching it or think he has come too late.
An Understandable Version
So, as long as God's promise of entering into a state of rest with Him [still] remains, we should fear that someone among you will appear [in the end] to have fallen short of [attaining] it. [Note: In this section "entering into rest" refers to Israel entering Canaan (verses 6, 8) and to Christians entering heaven (verses 3, 9). The "Sabbath day rest" is represented as a type of both].
Anderson New Testament
Let us fear, therefore, lest, as a promise of entering into his rest still remains, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Bible in Basic English
Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.
Common New Testament
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest remains, let us fear lest any one of you be judged to have come short of it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it.
Darby Translation
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed of it.
Godbey New Testament
Then let us fear, lest at some time, the promise to enter into his rest having been left, some of you may appear to have come short.
Goodspeed New Testament
We ought therefore to fear that when the promise of admission to his Rest is still open, some one of you may be found to have failed to reach it.
John Wesley New Testament
Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entring into his rest, any of us should altogether come short of it.
King James 2000
Let us therefore fear, lest, although a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore let us fear, [while there] remains a promise of entering into his rest, that none of you appear to fall short of [it].
Modern King James verseion
Therefore, a promise being left to enter into His rest, let us fear lest any of you should seem to come short of it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let us fear, therefore, lest any of us forsaking the promise of entering into his rest, should seem to come behind.
Moffatt New Testament
Well then, as the promise of entrance into his Rest is still left to us, let us be afraid of anyone being judged to have missed it.
Montgomery New Testament
Let us be on our guard, then, though there is a promise still standing of being admitted to his rest, lest any one of you should be found to have come short of it.
NET Bible
Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.
New Heart English Bible
Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.
Noyes New Testament
Let us then fear, since a promise is still left us of entering into his rest, lest any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.
Sawyer New Testament
Let us fear, therefore, lest at any time a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to come short.
The Emphasized Bible
Let us therefore fear, lest at any time, although there is left behind a promise of entering into his rest, - any one from amongst you should be deemed, to have come short;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
LET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
We must, therefore, be very careful, though there is a promise still standing that we shall enter upon God's Rest, that none of you even appear to have missed it.
Webster
Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Weymouth New Testament
Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it.
Williams New Testament
So let us fear that when the promise for us to be admitted to His rest is still remaining valid some one of you may be found to have missed it.
World English Bible
Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.
Worrell New Testament
Let us, therefore, fear, lest a promise still being left of entering into His rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.
Worsley New Testament
Let us therefore fear least a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of us should seem to fall short of it:
Youngs Literal Translation
We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,
Themes
Gospel » Why the gospel did not profit those in the time of moses
Holy land » A type of the rest that remaineth for saints
The promises of God » Subjects of » Entering into rest
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Context Readings
The Rest That Remains For The People Of God
1 Let us therefore fear, lest a solemn promise being left to come into his rest, any of you should seem to have failed. 2 For we also were announced of the good news, as well as they: but the word of the report profited them not, not being mixed with faith to them having heard.
Cross References
Hebrews 12:15
Observing narrowly lest any be failing of the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing forth aloft give trouble, and by this many be defiled;
Proverbs 28:14
Happy the man fearing always: and he hardening his heart shall fall into evil
Romans 3:3-4
For what if some disbelieved? their unbelief will not leave inactive the faith of God.
Matthew 7:21-23
Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Matthew 7:26-27
And every one hearing these my words and doing them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his house upon sand.
Luke 12:45-46
And if that servant should say in his heart, My Lord delays to come; and should begin to strike the servants and maids, also to eat and drink, and to be intoxicated;
Luke 13:25-30
From the time when the master of the house should rise up, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us: and having answered, he will say to you, I know not whence ye are:
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and failed of the glory of God;
Romans 11:20
Well; for unbelief were they broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but do thou fear:
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so practise I pugilism, as not laying stripes upon air:
1 Corinthians 10:12
Therefore let him seeming to stand see that he fall not.
2 Timothy 2:13
If we believe not, he remains faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Hebrews 2:1-3
For this ought we to hold above measure to the things heard, lest we slip away.
Hebrews 3:11
As I aware in my wrath, If they shall come into my rest.)
Hebrews 4:3-5
For we having believed come into the rest, as he said, As I sware in my wrath, if they shall come into my rest: although the works having been from the foundation of the world.
Hebrews 4:9
Therefore a celebration of a sabbath remains to the people of God.
Hebrews 4:11
Therefore we should be earnest to come into that rest, lest any should fall in the same pattern of unbelief.
Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him speaking. For if they escaped not, having refused him giving an intimation of the divine will on earth, much more we, who having turned back from him from the heavens:
Hebrews 13:7
Remember them guiding you, who spake to you the word of God: of whom, observing narrowly the issue of the mode of life, imitate the faith:
Numbers 14:34
According to the number of days which ye searched out the land, forty days, a day a year, a day for a year, shall ye your iniquities; forty years, and ye knew my withdrawal.
1 Samuel 2:30
For this Jehovah the God of Israel said, Saying, I said, Thy house and the house of thy father shall go before me even forever: and now Jehovah said, Far be it for me; for them honoring me I will honor, and they despising me shall be contemned.
Proverbs 14:16
The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident .
Jeremiah 32:40
And I cut out to them an eternal covenant that I will not turn back from after them, to do them good; and I will give my fear in their heart not to turn away from me.
Matthew 24:48-3
But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delays to come;