1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heauenly vocation, consider the Apostle and high Priest of our profession Christ Iesus: 2 Who was faithfull to him that hath appointed him, euen as Moses was in al his house. 3 For this man is counted worthy of more glory then Moses, inasmuch as he which hath builded the house, hath more honour then the house. 4 For euery house is builded of some man, and he that hath built all things, is God. 5 Now Moses verely was faithfull in all his house, as a seruant, for a witnesse of the thinges which should be spoken after. 6 But Christ is as the Sonne, ouer his owne house, whose house we are, if we holde fast that confidence and that reioycing of that hope vnto the ende. 7 Wherefore, as the holy Ghost sayth, To day if ye shall heare his voyce, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation, according to the day of the tentation in the wildernes, 9 Where your fathers tempted me, prooued me, and sawe my workes fourtie yeeres long. 10 Wherefore I was grieued with that generation, and sayde, They erre euer in their heart, neither haue they knowen my wayes. 11 Therefore I sware in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest. 12 Take heede, brethren, least at any time there be in any of you an euill heart, and vnfaithfull, to depart away from the liuing God. 13 But exhort one another dayly, while it is called to day, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulnes of sinne. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we keepe sure vnto the ende that beginning, wherewith we are vpholden, 15 So long as it is sayd, To day if ye heare his voyce, harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation. 16 For some when they heard, prouoked him to anger: howbeit, not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 17 But with whome was he displeased fourtie yeeres? Was hee not displeased with them that sinned, whose carkeises fell in the wildernes? 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but vnto them that obeyed not? 19 So we see that they could not enter in, because of vnbeliefe.
Jesus Is Greater than Moses
1 My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest! 2 Jesus was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in serving all God's people. 3 But Jesus deserves more honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves more honor than the house. 4 Of course, every house is built by someone, and God is really the one who built everything.
5 Moses was a faithful servant and told God's people what would be said in the future. 6 But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.
A Rest for God's People
7 It is just as the Holy Spirit says,
“If you hear God's voice today,
8 don't be stubborn!
Don't rebel like those people
who were tested
in the desert.
* 9 For forty years your ancestors
tested God and saw
the things he did.
10 “Then God got tired of them
and said,
‘You people never
show good sense,
and you don't understand
what I want you to do.’
11 God became angry
and told the people,
‘You will never enter
my place of rest!’ ”
12 My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God. 13 You must encourage one another each day. And you must keep on while there is still a time that can be called “today.” If you don't, then sin may fool some of you and make you stubborn. 14 We were sure about Christ when we first became his people. So let's hold tightly to our faith until the end. 15 The Scriptures say,
“If you hear his voice today,
don't be stubborn
like those who rebelled.”
16 Who were those people that heard God's voice and rebelled? Weren't they the same ones that came out of Egypt with Moses? 17 Who were the people that made God angry for 40 years? Weren't they the ones that sinned and died in the desert? 18 And who did God say would never enter his place of rest? Weren't they the ones that disobeyed him? 19 We see that those people did not enter the place of rest because they did not have faith.