Hebrews 4:1

God’s Promised Rest

4:1 Therefore we must be wary ¹  that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Hebrews 4:11

4:11 Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

Hebrews 4:13

4:13 And no creature is hidden from God, ²  but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

Hebrews 6:1

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond ³  the elementary ⁴  instructions about Christ ⁵  and move on ⁶  to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

Hebrews 11:6

11:6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Hebrews 13:4

13:4 Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.

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¹ tn Grk “let us fear.”

² tn Grk “him”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

⁴ tn Or “basic.”

⁵ tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

⁶ tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”