Hebrews 4 [Full Chapter] Amplified Bible (AMP)
[ The Believer’s Rest ]
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.
For indeed we have had the good news [of salvation]
preached to us,
just as the Israelites also
[when the good news of the promised land came to them];
but the message they heard did not benefit them,
because it was not united with faith [in God]
by those who heard.
For we who believe
[that is, we who personally trust and confidently rely on God]
enter that rest
[so we have His inner peace now
because we are confident in our salvation,
and assured of His power],
just as He has said,
“As I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
They shall not enter My rest,”
[this He said] although His works were completed
from the foundation of the world
[waiting for all who would believe]. …continue reading at BibleGateway
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