Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Hebrews | Page 3

who were disobedient? 003:019 And so we see that it was owing to lack of faith that they could not be admitted. 004:001 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. 004:002 For Good News has been brought to us as truly as to them; but the message they heard failed to benefit them, because they were not one in faith with those who gave heed to it. 004:003 We who have believed are soon to be admitted to the true rest; as He has said, "As I swore in My anger, they shall not be admitted to My rest," although God's works had been going on ever since the creation of the world. 004:004 For, as we know, when speaking of the seventh day He has used the words, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;" 004:005 and He has also declared, "They shall not be admitted to My rest." 004:006 Since, then, it is still true that some will be admitted to that rest, and that because of disobedience those who formerly had Good News proclaimed to them were not admitted, 004:007 He again definitely mentions a certain day, "To-day," saying long afterwards, by David's lips, in the words already quoted, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts." 004:008 For if Joshua had given them the true rest, we should not afterwards hear God speaking of another still future day. 004:009 It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God. 004:010 For He who has been admitted to His rest, has rested from His works as God did from His. 004:011 Let it then be our earnest endeavour to be admitted to that rest, so that no one may perish through following the same example of unbelief. 004:012 For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart. 004:013 And no created thing is able to escape its scrutiny; but everything lies bare and completely exposed before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. 004:014 Inasmuch, then, as we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into Heaven itself, let us hold firmly to our profession of faith. 004:015 For we have not a High Priest who is unable to feel for us in our weaknesses, but one who was tempted in every respect just as we are tempted, and yet did not sin. 004:016 Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our times of need. 005:001 For every High Priest is chosen from among men, and is appointed to act on behalf of men in matters relating to God, in order to offer both gifts and sin-offerings, 005:002 and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity. 005:003 And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself. 005:004 And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was. 005:005 So Christ also did not claim for Himself the honour of being made High Priest, but was appointed to it by Him who said to Him, "My Son art Thou: I have to-day become Thy Father;" 005:006 as also in another passage He says, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." 005:007 For Jesus during his earthly life offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud and weeping as He pleaded with Him who was able to bring Him in safety out of death, and He was delivered from the terror from which He shrank. 005:008 Although He was God's Son, yet He learned obedience from the sufferings which He endured; 005:009 and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation. 005:010 For God Himself addresses Him as a High Priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek. 005:011 Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension. 005:012 For although, considering the long time you have been believers, you ought now to be teachers of