Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest

1 Ὅθεν (Hence), ἀδελφοὶ (brothers) ἅγιοι (holy), κλήσεως (of a calling) ἐπουρανίου (heavenly) μέτοχοι (partakers), κατανοήσατε (carefully consider) τὸν (the) Ἀπόστολον (Apostle) καὶ (and) Ἀρχιερέα (High Priest) τῆς (of the) ὁμολογίας (confession) ἡμῶν (of us) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), 2 πιστὸν (faithful) ὄντα (being) τῷ (to the One) ποιήσαντι (having appointed) αὐτὸν (Him), ὡς (as) καὶ (also) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) ἐν (in) ὅλῳ (all) τῷ (the) οἴκῳ (house) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

3 Πλείονος (Of more) γὰρ (for) οὗτος (this One) δόξης (glory) παρὰ (than) Μωϋσῆν (Moses) ἠξίωται (has been counted worthy) καθ’ (by) ὅσον (as much as) πλείονα (more) τιμὴν (honor) ἔχει (has) τοῦ (than the) οἴκου (house itself) ὁ (the one) κατασκευάσας (having built) αὐτόν (it). 4 πᾶς (Every) γὰρ (for) οἶκος (house) κατασκευάζεται (is built) ὑπό (by) τινος (someone), ὁ (the One) δὲ (however) πάντα (everything) κατασκευάσας (having built) Θεός (is God).

5 Καὶ (And) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) μὲν (indeed) πιστὸς (was faithful) ἐν (in) ὅλῳ (all) τῷ (the) οἴκῳ (house) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ὡς (as) θεράπων (an attendant) εἰς (for) μαρτύριον (a testimony) τῶν (of the things) λαληθησομένων (going to be spoken), 6 Χριστὸς (Christ) δὲ (however) ὡς (as) υἱὸς (the Son) ἐπὶ (over) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house) αὐτοῦ (of Him)· οὗ (whose) οἶκός (house) ἐσμεν (are) ἡμεῖς (we), ἐὰν (if) τὴν (our) παρρησίαν (confidence) καὶ (and) τὸ (the) καύχημα (boast) τῆς (of our) ἐλπίδος (hope) κατάσχωμεν (we should hold).

Do Not Harden Your Hearts
(Psalm 95:1–11)

7 Διό (Therefore), καθὼς (just as) λέγει (says) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τὸ (-) Ἅγιον (Holy)·

Σήμερον (Today) ἐὰν (if) τῆς (the) φωνῆς (voice) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἀκούσητε (you⁺ should hear),

8 μὴ (not) σκληρύνητε (harden) τὰς (the) καρδίας (hearts) ὑμῶν (of you⁺)

ὡς (as) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) παραπικρασμῷ (rebellion)

κατὰ (in) τὴν (the) ἡμέραν (day) τοῦ (-) πειρασμοῦ (of testing) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness),

9 οὗ (where) ἐπείρασαν (tested Me) οἱ (the) πατέρες (fathers) ὑμῶν (of you⁺) ἐν (by) δοκιμασίᾳ (trial) καὶ (and) εἶδον (saw)

τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) μου (of Me) τεσσεράκοντα (forty) ἔτη (years).

10 διὸ (Therefore) προσώχθισα (I was angry) τῇ (-) γενεᾷ (generation) ταύτῃ (with this)

καὶ (and) εἶπον (I said)·

Ἀεὶ (Always) πλανῶνται (they go astray) τῇ (in the) καρδίᾳ (heart)· αὐτοὶ (of them)

δὲ (and) οὐκ (not) ἔγνωσαν (they knew) τὰς (the) ὁδούς (ways) μου (of Me),

11 ὡς (as) ὤμοσα (I swore) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ὀργῇ (wrath) μου (of Me)·

Εἰ (not) εἰσελεύσονται (shall they enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) κατάπαυσίν (rest) μου (of Me).

The Peril of Unbelief

12 Βλέπετε (See to it), ἀδελφοί (brothers), μή‿ (lest) ποτε (ever) ἔσται (there will be) ἔν (in) τινι (any) ὑμῶν (of you⁺) καρδία (a heart) πονηρὰ (evil) ἀπιστίας (of unbelief) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀποστῆναι (falling away) ἀπὸ (from) Θεοῦ (God) ζῶντος (the living), 13 ἀλλὰ (But) παρακαλεῖτε (encourage) ἑαυτοὺς (another) καθ’ (one) ἑκάστην (each) ἡμέραν (day), ἄχρις (as long as) οὗ (-) τὸ (-) Σήμερον (today) καλεῖται (it is called), ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not) σκληρυνθῇ (may be hardened) τις (any) ἐξ (of) ὑμῶν (you⁺) ἀπάτῃ (by the deceitfulness) τῆς (-) ἁμαρτίας (of sin)·

14 Μέτοχοι (Partakers) γὰρ (for) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) γεγόναμεν (we have become), ἐάνπερ (if indeed) τὴν (from the) ἀρχὴν (beginning) τῆς (the) ὑποστάσεως (assurance) μέχρι (until) τέλους (the end) βεβαίαν (firm) κατάσχωμεν (we should hold). 15 ἐν (As) τῷ (-) λέγεσθαι (it is said)·

Σήμερον (Today) ἐὰν (if) τῆς (the) φωνῆς (voice) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἀκούσητε (you⁺ should hear),

Μὴ (not) σκληρύνητε (harden) τὰς (the) καρδίας (hearts) ὑμῶν (of you⁺)

ὡς (as) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) παραπικρασμῷ (rebellion).

16 Τίνες (Who) γὰρ (for) ἀκούσαντες (having heard) παρεπίκραναν (rebelled)? ἀλλ’ (but was it) οὐ (not) πάντες (all) οἱ (those) ἐξελθόντες (having come forth) ἐξ (out of) Αἰγύπτου (Egypt) διὰ (through) Μωϋσέως (Moses)? 17 τίσιν (With whom) δὲ (now) προσώχθισεν (was He angry) τεσσεράκοντα (forty) ἔτη (years)? οὐχὶ (if not) τοῖς (with those) ἁμαρτήσασιν (having sinned), ὧν (of whom) τὰ (the) κῶλα (bodies) ἔπεσεν (fell) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness)? 18 τίσιν (To whom) δὲ (then) ὤμοσεν (did He swear that) μὴ (not) εἰσελεύσεσθαι (will they enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) κατάπαυσιν (rest) αὐτοῦ (of Him) εἰ (if) μὴ (not) τοῖς (to those) ἀπειθήσασιν (having disobeyed)? 19 καὶ (And) βλέπομεν (we see) ὅτι (that) οὐκ (not) ἠδυνήθησαν (they were able) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) δι’ (because of) ἀπιστίαν (unbelief).