Hebrews 4:3

4:3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’” ¹  And yet God’s works ²  were accomplished from the foundation of the world.

Hebrews 6:3

6:3 And this is what we intend to do, ³  if God permits.

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ⁴  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Hebrews 12:29

12:29 For our God is indeed a devouring fire. ⁵ 

¹ sn A quotation from Ps 95:11.

² tn Grk “although the works,” continuing the previous reference to God. The referent (God) is specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “and we will do this.”

⁵ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

⁷ sn A quotation from Deut 4:24; 9:3.