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Hebrews 3:15

New Testament Epistle (General) ASV (1901)

What does Hebrews 3:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Hebrews 3:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Hebrews 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:
13but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin:
14for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:
15while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
16For who, when they heard, did provoke? nay, did not all they that came out of Egypt by Moses?
17And with whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with them that sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“While it is said today, etc..] Exhort one another, and hold fast Christ and his Gospel, and faith and confidence therein; what follows is a repetition of the citation in (<580307>Hebrews 3:7,8) in order to make a further improvement of it; which shows, that the words belong to the present times of the Gospel, and contain in them matter of moment, and great concern; and that Scripture instructions and exhortations are of perpetual use.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“While it is said--connected with Heb 3:13, "exhort one another . . . while it is said, To-day": Heb 3:14, "for we are made partakers," &c., being a parenthesis. "It entirely depends on yourselves that the invitation of the ninety-fifth Psalm be not a mere invitation, but also an actual enjoyment." ALFORD translates, "Since (that is, 'for') it is said," &c., regarding Heb 3:15 as a proof that we must "hold . . . confidence . . . unto the end," in order to be "partakers of Christ."”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“While it is said, Today ... - That is, persevere as long as life lasts, or as long as it can be said “today;” and by persevering in this manner you will have evidence that you are the friends of the Redeemer. This is a quotation from Psalms 95:7. Paul means, undoubtedly, to make use of this language himself as a direct exhortation to the Christians to whom he was writing. He entreats them, therefore, as long as it could be said “today,” or as long as life lasted, to take care lest they should harden their hearts as had been done in the temptation in the wilderness. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“3:15 This verse again quotes Ps 95:7-8, the exhortation from that portion of the psalm. It sums up the author’s own exhortation in Heb 3:12-14, focusing on the importance of listening and responding favorably to God’s voice.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“To day: Heb 3:7, Heb 3:8, Heb 10:38, Heb 10:29 Hebrews 3:16”
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