There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.

But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none,

"I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they."

'But your little ones, whom you said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised.

You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen; For the Lord GOD will slay you, And call His servants by another name;

"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.

'Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.'

"So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding [hall] was filled with guests.

"So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here [the] poor and [the] maimed and [the] lame and [the] blind.'

"Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

"For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.' "

"Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!"

For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard [it.]

So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, [saying,] "In you all the nations shall be blessed."

And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey?

So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.