Ibrani 3:7

Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith

3:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ¹ 

“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ² 

Ibrani 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Ibrani 12:19

12:19 and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words ³  such that those who heard begged to hear no more. ⁴ 

Ibrani 4:2

4:2 For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in ⁵  with those who heard it in faith. ⁶ 

Ibrani 3:15-16

3:15 As it says, ⁷  “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ⁸  Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” ⁹  3:16 For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses’ leadership? ¹⁰ 

Ibrani 2:3

2:3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

Ibrani 4:7

4:7 So God ¹¹  again ordains a certain day, “Today,” speaking through David ¹²  after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, ¹³  “O, that today you would listen as he speaks! ¹⁴  Do not harden your hearts.”

Ibrani 12:20

12:20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ¹⁵ 

Ibrani 11:8

11:8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

Ibrani 5:11

The Need to Move on to Maturity

5:11 On this topic we have much to say ¹⁶  and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish ¹⁷  in hearing.

Ibrani 12:25

12:25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Ibrani 5:9

5:9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

Ibrani 5:7

5:7 During his earthly life ¹⁸  Christ ¹⁹  offered ²⁰  both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

Ibrani 13:22

13:22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ²¹  bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

Ibrani 13:17

13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. ²²  Let them do this ²³  with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

Ibrani 4:6

4:6 Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

Ibrani 6:4

6:4 For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, become partakers of the Holy Spirit,

Ibrani 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering ²⁴  as discipline; ²⁵  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

Ibrani 11:7

11:7 By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard ²⁶  constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

[3:7]  ¹ sn The following quotation is from Ps 95:7b-11.

[3:7]  ² tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[12:19]  ³ tn Grk “a voice of words.”

[12:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “a voice…from which those who heard begged that a word not be added to them.”

[4:2]  ⁵ tn Or “they were not united.”

[4:2]  ⁶ tc A few mss (א and a few versional witnesses) have the nominative singular participle συγκεκερασμένος (sunkekerasmeno", “since it [the message] was not combined with faith by those who heard it”), a reading that refers back to the ὁ λόγος (Jo logo", “the message”). There are a few other variants here (e.g., συγκεκεραμμένοι [sunkekerammenoi] in 104, συγκεκεραμένους [sunkekeramenou"] in 1881 Ï), but the accusative plural participle συγκεκερασμένους (sunkekerasmenou"), found in Ì^13vid,46 A B C D* Ψ 0243 0278 33 81 1739 2464 pc, has by far the best external credentials. This participle agrees with the previous ἐκείνους (ekeinou", “those”), a more difficult construction grammatically than the nominative singular. Thus, both on external and internal grounds, συγκεκερασμένους is preferred.

[3:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “while it is said.”

[3:15]  ⁸ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[3:15]  ⁹ sn A quotation from Ps 95:7b-8.

[3:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “through Moses.”

[4:7]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:7]  ¹² sn Ps 95 does not mention David either in the text or the superscription. It is possible that the writer of Hebrews is attributing the entire collection of psalms to David (although some psalms are specifically attributed to other individuals or groups).

[4:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “as it has been said before” (see Heb 3:7).

[4:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[12:20]  ¹⁵ sn A quotation from Exod 19:12-13.

[5:11]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “concerning which the message for us is great.”

[5:11]  ¹⁷ tn Or “dull.”

[5:7]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “in the days of his flesh.”

[5:7]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:7]  ²⁰ tn Grk “who…having offered,” continuing the description of Christ from Heb 5:5-6.

[13:22]  ²¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[13:17]  ²² tn Or “as ones who will give an account”; Grk “as giving an account.”

[13:17]  ²³ tn Grk “that they may do this.”

[12:7]  ²⁴ tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ²⁵ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[11:7]  ²⁶ tn Cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὐλαβέομαι 2, “out of reverent regard (for God’s command).”