Hebrews 3:15 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 3:15

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

BSB

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ASV

while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

KJV

While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

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Commentary

3 voices

Oecumenius

The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews (550)

"As in the rebellion." Hyperbaton [ὑπερβατὸν] is: for we must understand it as "Let us fear." The surpassing thing; in what is said: Today, if you hear the voice, and the things following, let us fear, lest, a promise being left behind, and the things …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

While it is said today,.... Exhort one another, and hold fast Christ and his Gospel, and faith and confidence therein; what follows is a repetition of the citation in Heb 3:7 in order to make a further improvement of it; which shows, that the words belong to the present times of the Gospel, and contain in them matter of moment, and great concern; and that Scripture instructions and exhortations are of perpetual use.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Observe, (1.) Though the majority of hearers provoked God by unbelief, yet some there were who believed the report. (2.) Though the hearing of the word be the ordinary means of salvation, yet, if it be not hearkened to, it will expose men more to the anger of God.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

"It entirely depends on yourselves that the invitation of the ninety-fifth Psalm be not a mere invitation, but also an actual enjoyment." ALFORD translates, "Since (that is, 'for') it is said," &c., regarding Heb 3:15 as a proof that we must "hold . . . confidence . . . unto the end," in order to be "partakers of Christ."

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐν	en	As	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
λέγεσθαι·	legesthai	saying:	G3004 →
σήμερον	sēmeron	Today	G4594 →
ἐὰν	ean	if	G1437 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
φωνῆς	phōnēs	voice	G5456 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἀκούσητε,	akousēte	you shall hear,	G191 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
σκληρύνητε	sklērunēte	shall harden	G4645 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
καρδίας	kardias	hearts	G2588 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
παραπικρασμῷ.	parapikrasmō	rebellion.	G3894 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 10:38
But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
leads to
- Galatians 3:11
  Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
- Habakkuk 2:4
  Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
- Romans 1:17
  For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
- Psalms 85:8
  I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
- Hebrews 6:4–6
  It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Through
Psalms 95:7
For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
leads to
- Hebrews 4:7
  God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
- Revelation 3:20
  Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
Through
Hebrews 10:29
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of…
leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews