[1] Brothers and sisters, you are holy partners in a heavenly calling. So look carefully at Jesus, the apostle and chief priest about whom we make our declaration of faith. [2] Jesus is faithful to God, who appointed him, in the same way that Moses was faithful when he served in God's house. [3] Jesus deserves more praise than Moses in the same way that the builder of a house is praised more than the house. [4] After all, every house has a builder, but the builder of everything is God. [5] Moses was a faithful servant in God's household. He told the people what God would say in the future. [6] But Christ is a faithful son in charge of God's household. We are his household if we continue to have courage and to be proud of the confidence we have. [7] As the Holy Spirit says, "If you hear God speak today, don't be stubborn. [8] Don't be stubborn like those who rebelled and tested me in the desert. [9] That is where your ancestors tested me, [10] although they had seen what I had done for 40 years. That is why I was angry with those people. So I said, 'Their hearts continue to stray, and they have not learned my ways.' [11] So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest." [12] Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you ever develop a wicked, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. [13] Encourage each other every day while you have the opportunity. If you do this, none of you will be deceived by sin and become stubborn. [14] After all, we will remain Christ's partners only if we continue to hold on to our original confidence until the end. [15] Scripture says, "If you hear God speak today, don't be stubborn. Don't be stubborn like those who rebelled." [16] Who heard God and rebelled? All those whom Moses led out of Egypt rebelled. [17] With whom was God angry for 40 years? He was angry with those who sinned and died in the desert. [18] Who did God swear would never enter his place of rest? He was talking about those who didn't obey him. [19] So we see that they couldn't enter his place of rest because they didn't believe.
