“But encourage
One another
Every day,
As long as it is called today.
Thus,
None of you
May be hardened
By the deceitfulness
Of sin.”
ἀλλὰ παρακαλεῖτε ἑαυτοὺς καθ’ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν, ἄχρις οὗ τὸ Σήμερον καλεῖται, ἵνα μὴ σκληρυνθῇ τις ἐξ ὑμῶν ἀπάτῃ τῆς ἁμαρτίας·
This author said, “But encourage (ἀλλὰ παρακαλεῖτε) one another (ἑαυτοὺς) every day (καθ’ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν), as long as it is called today (ἄχρις οὗ τὸ Σήμερον καλεῖται). Thus (ἵνα), none of you may be hardened (μὴ σκληρυνθῇ τις ἐξ ὑμῶν) by the deceitfulness (ἀπάτῃ) of sin (τῆς ἁμαρτίας).” This author wanted the Jewish Christians to exhort and encourage each other every day. They should have a sense of community. Thus, they should treat every new day as a new today to repeat their encouragements. The whole purpose of these pep talks was to make sure that none of them hardened their hearts or fell into deceitful sin. There was this continual negative positive relationship, goodness and godliness versus sin and evil. Do you encourage people?