Bible Strands
Hebrews 3:7
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses believers identified as God’s household, quoting the Holy Spirit to issue a present-tense warning against unbelief.
The words — σήμερον (sēmeron) translates literally as "Today," and πνεῦμα ἅγιον (pneuma hagion) means "Holy Spirit."
The thread — The phrase occurs in Psalm 95:7 and is repeated in Hebrews 3:15 with the explicit addition of the warning "do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion."
Why it lands — The text demands immediate response to divine speech, contrasting present obedience with the wilderness rebellion that hardened Israel's hearts.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
Cross-references
- Psalms 95:7 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Hebrews 3:15 As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
- Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
- Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- Hebrews 4:7 God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
- John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Psalms 81:13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
- Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
- 2 Corinthians 6:1 As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
- Psalms 81:11 But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.