Focused Passage

Hebrews 3:7-19

Consider Jesus, the Faithful Son Over God's House

The chapter calls believers to fix their attention on Jesus, the faithful Son greater than Moses, and to resist hardened unbelief by holding firmly to Christ and exhorting one another today.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

9where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

10Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’

11So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”

12See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

13But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

15As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”

16For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?

17And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

18And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?

19So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

ThereforeΔιόG1352ConjunctionasκαθὼςG2531AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularHolyἍγιονG40Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularsaysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTodayΣήμερονG4594AdverbifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou hearἀκούσητεG191Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularvoiceφωνῆςG5456Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

[do] notμὴG3361AdverbhardenσκληρύνητεG4645Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralas [you did]ὡςG5613AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularrebellionπαραπικρασμῷG3894Noun - Dative Masculine SingularinκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof testingπειρασμοῦG3986Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularwildernessἐρήμῳG2048Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

whereοὗG3757AdverbyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralfathersπατέρεςG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine PluraltestedἐπείρασανG3985Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and]ἐνG1722Prepositiontried [Me]δοκιμασίᾳG1382Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfor fortyτεσσεράκονταG5062Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralyearsἔτηG2094Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralsawεἶδονG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralworksἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 10

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ThereforeδιὸG1352ConjunctionI was angryπροσώχθισαG4360Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularwithτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularthatταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingulargenerationγενεᾷG1074Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI saidεἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularTheirαὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person PluralheartsκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine Singular{are} alwaysἈεὶG104Adverbgoing astrayπλανῶνταιG4105Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralandδὲG1161ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbthey have not knownἔγνωσανG1097Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralwaysὁδούςG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 11

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SoὡςG5613AdverbI swore on oathὤμοσαG3660Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularangerὀργῇG3709Noun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvΕἰG1487ConjunctionThey shall never enterεἰσελεύσονταιG1525Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural. . .εἰςG1519PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularrestκατάπαυσίνG2663Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 95:7–11 (see also LXX)
Verse 12

Original words

See to itΒλέπετεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural[that]ποτεG4219Conjunctionvvvμή‿G3361Adverb[none]τινιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular-ἔνG1722Prepositionof youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralhasἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singulara wickedπονηρὰG4190Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularheartκαρδίαG2588Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof unbeliefἀπιστίαςG570Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularthat turns awayἀποστῆναιG868Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivefromἀπὸG575Preposition[the] livingζῶντοςG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 13

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ButἀλλὰG235ConjunctionexhortπαρακαλεῖτεG3870Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralone anotherἑαυτοὺςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural. . .καθ’G2596PrepositionvvvἑκάστηνG1538Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulardailyἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularas long asἄχριςG891Preposition-οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularit is calledκαλεῖταιG2564Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulartodayΣήμερονG4594Adverbso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361AdverbnoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralmay be hardenedσκληρυνθῇG4645Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularby sin’sἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulardeceitfulnessἀπάτῃG539Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionWe have comeγεγόναμενG1096Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralto shareΜέτοχοιG3353Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularin ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularifἐάνπερG1437Conjunctionwe holdκατάσχωμενG2722Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralfirmlyβεβαίανG949Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartoμέχριG3360Preposition[the] endτέλουςG5056Noun - Genitive Neuter SingulartheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularassuranceὑποστάσεωςG5287Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[we had] at firstἀρχὴνG746Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 15

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AsἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularit has been saidλέγεσθαιG3004Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveTodayΣήμερονG4594AdverbifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou hearἀκούσητεG191Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularvoiceφωνῆςG5456Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular{do} notΜὴG3361AdverbhardenσκληρύνητεG4645Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralas [you did]ὡςG5613AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularrebellionπαραπικρασμῷG3894Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 95:7–8
Verse 16

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionwho were the ones whoΤίνεςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralheardἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] rebelledπαρεπίκρανανG3893Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-ἀλλ’G235Conjunction[Were they] notοὐG3756AdverballπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralMosesΜωϋσέωςG3475Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularledδιὰG1223Preposition-ἐξελθόντεςG1831Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralout ofἐξG1537PrepositionEgyptΑἰγύπτουG125Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 17

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AndδὲG1161Conjunctionwith whomτίσινG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Pluralwas [God] angryπροσώχθισενG4360Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfor fortyτεσσεράκονταG5062Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralyearsἔτηG2094Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[Was it] notοὐχὶG3780IntPrtclwith those whoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralsinnedἁμαρτήσασινG264Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralwhoseὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralbodiesκῶλαG2966Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralfellἔπεσενG4098Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularwildernessἐρήμῳG2048Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 18

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AndδὲG1161Conjunctionto whomτίσινG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Pluraldid He swear [that they]ὤμοσενG3660Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbwould never enterεἰσελεύσεσθαιG1525Verb - Future Infinitive Middle. . .εἰςG1519PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularrestκατάπαυσινG2663Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[Was it]εἰG1487ConjunctionnotμὴG3361Adverbto those whoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldisobeyedἀπειθήσασινG544Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 19

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[So]καὶG2532Conjunctionwe seeβλέπομενG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralthat [it was]ὅτιG3754Conjunctionbecause ofδι’G1223Preposition[their] unbeliefἀπιστίανG570Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbthat they were unableἠδυνήθησανG1410Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Pluralto enterεἰσελθεῖνG1525Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

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