Hebrews 3:18
Good News Translation
When God made his solemn promise, "They will never enter the land where I would have given them rest"--of whom was he speaking? Of those who rebelled.

New Revised Standard Version
And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?

Contemporary English Version
And who did God say would never enter his place of rest? Weren't they the ones that disobeyed him?

New American Bible
And to whom did he “swear that they should not enter into his rest,” if not to those who were disobedient?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter into his rest: but to them that were incredulous?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter into his rest: but to them that were incredulous?

to whom.

Hebrews 3:11 As I have sworn in my wrath: If they shall enter into my rest.

Numbers 14:30 Shall not enter into the land, over which I lifted up my hand to make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun.

Deuteronomy 1:34,35 And when the Lord had heard the voice of your words, he was angry and swore, and said: . . .

but.

Numbers 14:11 And the Lord said to Moses: How long will this people detract me? how long will they not believe me for all the signs that I have wrought before them?

Numbers 20:12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Because you have not believed me, to sanctify me before the children of Israel, you shall not bring these people into the land, which I will give them.

Deuteronomy 1:26-32 And you would not go up, but being incredulous to the word of the Lord our God, . . .

Deuteronomy 9:23 And when he sent you from Cadesbarne, saying: Go up, and possess the land that I have given you, and you slighted the commandment of the Lord your God, and did not believe him, neither would you hearken to his voice:

Psalm 106:24-26 And they set at nought the desirable land. They believed not his word, . . .

Context
The Peril of Unbelief
17And with whom was he offended forty years? Was it not with them that sinned, whose carcasses were overthrown in the desert? 18And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter into his rest: but to them that were incredulous? 19And we see that they could not enter in, because of unbelief.…
Cross References
Numbers 14:23
Shall not see the land for which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any one of them that hath detracted me behold it.

Numbers 14:37
Died and were struck in the sight of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 1:34
And when the Lord had heard the voice of your words, he was angry and swore, and said:

Psalm 78:22
Because they believed not in God: and trusted not in his salvation.

John 3:36
He that believeth in the Son hath life everlasting: but he that believeth not the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Romans 11:30
For as you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy, through their unbelief:

Hebrews 4:2
For unto us also it hath been declared in like manner as unto them. But the word of hearing did not profit them, not being mixed with faith of those things they heard.

Hebrews 4:6
Seeing then it remaineth that some are to enter into it, and they to whom it was first preached did not enter because of unbelief:

Hebrews 4:11
Let us hasten therefore to enter into that rest: lest any man fall into the same example of unbelief.

Hebrews 3:17
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