Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Watch, brothers, lest there will be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in withdrawing from the living God.

New American Standard Bible

Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

King James Version

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Holman Bible

Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God.

International Standard Version

See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.

American Standard Version

Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

Amplified

Take care, brothers and sisters, that there not be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to trust and rely on the Lord, a heart] that turns away from the living God.

An Understandable Version

Pay attention, brothers, so that there will not be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, [resulting] in falling away from the living God.

Anderson New Testament

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in apostatizing from the living God.

Bible in Basic English

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

Common New Testament

Take care, brethren, lest there be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you such incredulity as to make you desert the living God.

Darby Translation

See, brethren, lest there be in any one of you a wicked heart of unbelief, in turning away from the living God.

Godbey New Testament

See, brethren, lest at some time there shall be in some one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in turning away from the living God:

Goodspeed New Testament

See to it, my brothers, that no one of you has a wicked, unbelieving heart, that turns away from the ever-living God,

John Wesley New Testament

Take heed, brethren, left there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God:

Julia Smith Translation

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in removing away from the living God.

King James 2000

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, [with the result that you] fall away from the living God.

Modern King James verseion

Take heed, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Take heed, brethren, that there be in none of you an evil heart, in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God:

Moffatt New Testament

Brothers, take care in case there is a wicked, unbelieving heart in any of you, moving you to apostatize from the living God.

Montgomery New Testament

See to it, brothers, that there shall never be in any one of you an evil and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in apostasy from the living God.

NET Bible

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

New Heart English Bible

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

Noyes New Testament

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Sawyer New Testament

See, brothers, that there be not at any time in any one of you an evil mind of unbelief in departing from the living God;

The Emphasized Bible

Be taking heed, brethren, lest at any time, there shall be in any one of you, a wicked heart of unbelief, in revolting from a Living God.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Take heed, brethren, that there be not in any one of you a wicked heart of infidelity, [evident] in departure from the living God:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Be careful, Brothers, that there is never found in any one of you a wicked and faithless heart, shown by his separating himself from the Living God.

Webster

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Weymouth New Testament

see to it, brethren, that there is never in any one of you--as perhaps there may be--a sinful and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in revolt from the ever-living God.

Williams New Testament

See to it, my brothers, that no wicked, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the ever-living God,

World English Bible

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

Worrell New Testament

Take heed, brethren, lest at any time there shall be in anyone of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

Worsley New Testament

Take heed, my brethren, least there be in any of you a wicked heart of unbelief in departing from the living God:

Youngs Literal Translation

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
βλέπω 
Blepo 
Usage: 85

G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

μήποτε μήποτε 
mepote 
lest, lest at any time, whether or not, lest haply , if peradventure, no ... not at all, not tr
Usage: 12

there be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

in
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

any
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

of you
ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

an
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

ἀπιστία 
Apistia 
Usage: 11

ἀφίστημι 
Aphistemi 
Usage: 13

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

the living
ζάω 
Zao 
live, be alive, alive, quick, lively, not tr, , vr live
Usage: 115

References

Morish

Images Hebrews 3:12

Prayers for Hebrews 3:12

Context Readings

A Serious Warning Against Unbelief

11 So I swore in my wrath, They will not enter into my rest. 12 Watch, brothers, lest there will be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in withdrawing from the living God. 13 But exhort each other during each day, while it is called Today, lest any of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.


Cross References

Jeremiah 2:13

For my people have committed two evils: They have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in [their own] counsels, in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Jeremiah 11:8

Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked each one in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

Hebrews 12:25

Watch, that ye not refuse him who speaks. For if those men did not escape, having refused him who spoke a divine message on earth, much more we, those who turn away from him from the heavens,

Genesis 8:21

And LORD smelled the sweet savor. And LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I again any more smite everything

Job 21:14

And they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.

Job 22:17

who said to God, Depart from us, and, What can the Almighty do for us?

Psalm 18:21

For I have kept the ways of LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Proverbs 1:32

For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Isaiah 59:13

transgressing and denying LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Jeremiah 16:12

And ye have done evil more than your fathers, for, behold, ye walk each one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not to me.

Jeremiah 17:5

Thus says LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from LORD.

Jeremiah 18:12

But they say, It is in vain. For we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.

Hosea 1:2

When LORD spoke at the first by Hosea, LORD said to Hosea, Go, take to thee a wife of whoredom and children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom, departing from LORD.

Matthew 16:16

And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Matthew 24:4

And having answered, Jesus said to them, See that not any man may lead you astray.

Mark 7:21-23

For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,

Mark 13:9

But watch ye yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be beaten in synagogues. And ye will be stood before rulers and kings because of me, for a testimony to them.

Mark 13:23

But watch ye. Behold, I have foretold all to you.

Mark 13:33

Watch ye! Be alert and pray, for ye know not when the time is,

Luke 21:8

And he said, Watch that ye may not be led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, I am, and, The time has come near. Go ye not therefore after them.

Romans 11:21

for if God spared not the natural branches, perhaps neither will he spare thee.

1 Corinthians 10:12

Therefore let him who seems to stand take heed lest he fall.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they report about us what kind of entrance we had with you, and how ye turned to God from the idols to serve a living and TRUE God,

Hebrews 2:1-3

Because of this we ought to give more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest we might slip away.

Hebrews 3:10

Therefore I was angry with that generation, and said, They are always led astray in their heart, and they did not know my ways.

Hebrews 10:38

But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him.

Hebrews 12:15

Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

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