The gospel was offered to ancient Israel—Saints enter into the rest of the Lord—Though tempted in all points, Jesus was without sin.

 LET us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his ^arest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

 For unto us was the ^agospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with ^bfaith in them that heard it.

 ^aFor^• we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my ^brest^•: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

 For he spake in a certain place of the ^aseventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

 ^aAnd^• in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and ^athey^• to whom it was first preached entered not in because of ^bunbelief^•:

 Again, he ^alimiteth^• a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will ^bhear^• his voice, ^charden not your hearts.

 For if ^aJesus^• had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

 Let us ^alabour^• therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of ^bunbelief^•.

 For the ^aword^• of God is ^bquick^•, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged ^csword^•, ^dpiercing^• even to the dividing asunder ^eof^• soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a ^fdiscerner^• of the ^gthoughts^• and ^hintents of the heart.

 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the ^aeyes^• of him with whom we have to do.

 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the ^aheavens^•, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

 For we have not an high priest ^awhich^• cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points ^btempted like as we are, yet without ^csin^•.

 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of ^agrace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.