Hebrews 3

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 That is why al you who are holy brothers and share the same heavenly cal should turn your minds toJesus, the apostle and the high priest of our profession of faith.	1 Therefore, holy "brothers," sharing in a heavenly calling, reflect on Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
2 He was trustworthy to the one who appointed him, just like Moses, who remained trustworthy in all hishousehold;	2 who was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was "faithful in (all) his house."
3 but he deserves a greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house is more honoured than thehouse itself.	3 But he is worthy of more "glory" than Moses, as the founder of a house has more "honor" than the house itself.
4 Every house is built by someone, of course; but God built everything that exists.	4 Every house is founded by someone, but the founder of all is God.
5 It is true that Moses was trustworthy in the household of God, as a servant is, acting as witness to thethings which were yet to be revealed,	5 Moses was "faithful in all his house" as a "servant" to testify to what would be spoken,
6 but Christ is trustworthy as a son is, over his household. And we are his household, as long as wefearlessly maintain the hope in which we glory.	6 but Christ was faithful as a son placed over his house. We are his house, if (only) we hold fast to our confidence and pride in our hope.
7 That is why, as the Holy Spirit says: If only you would listen to him today!	7 Therefore, as the holy Spirit says: "Oh, that today you would hear his voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts, as at the rebel ion, as at the time of testing in the desert,	8 'Harden not your hearts as at the rebellion in the day of testing in the desert,
9 when your ancestors chal enged me, and put me to the test, and saw what I could do	9 where your ancestors tested and tried me and saw my works
10 for forty years. That was why that generation sickened me and I said, 'Always fickle hearts, thatcannot grasp my ways!'	10 for forty years. Because of this I was provoked with that generation and I said, "They have always been of erring heart, and they do not know my ways."
11 And then in my anger I swore that they would never enter my place of rest.	11 As I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter into my rest."'"
12 Take care, brothers, that none of you ever has a wicked heart, so unbelieving as to turn away from theliving God.	12 Take care, brothers, that none of you may have an evil and unfaithful heart, so as to forsake the living God.
13 Every day, as long as this today lasts, keep encouraging one another so that none of you is hardenedby the lure of sin,	13 Encourage yourselves daily while it is still "today," so that none of you may grow hardened by the deceit of sin.
14 because we have been granted a share with Christ only if we keep the grasp of our first confidencefirm to the end.	14 We have become partners of Christ if only we hold the beginning of the reality firm until the end,
15 In this saying: If only you would listen to him today; do not harden your hearts, as at the Rebel ion,	15 for it is said: "Oh, that today you would hear his voice: 'Harden not your hearts as at the rebellion.'"
16 who was it who listened and then rebelled? Surely al those whom Moses led out of Egypt.	16 Who were those who rebelled when they heard? Was it not all those who came out of Egypt under Moses?
17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Surely with those who sinned and whose dead bodiesfel in the desert.	17 With whom was he "provoked for forty years"? Was it not those who had sinned, whose corpses fell in the desert?
18 To whom did he swear they would never enter his place of rest? Surely those who would not believe.	18 And to whom did he "swear that they should not enter into his rest," if not to those who were disobedient?
19 So we see that it was their refusal to believe which prevented them from entering.	19 And we see that they could not enter for lack of faith.