looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby the many be defiled;

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

A promise

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

After the number of the days in which ye spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my alienation.

Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?

if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

His

For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.

Any

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

General references

But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last.

And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.