Hebrews 4:6
4 For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
5 And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”
Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
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.”
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
- KJV
- Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
- WEB
- Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter into it, and they to whom the good news was preached before failed to enter in because of disobedience,
- ASV
- Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,
- DARBY
- Seeing therefore it remains that some enter into it, and those who first received the glad tidings did not enter in on account of not hearkening to the word,
- BLB
- Therefore, since it remains [for] some to enter into it, and those formerly having had the gospel proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience,
- ÅB
- Ettersom det altså står tilbake at noen skal komme inn til den, og de som først fikk det glade budskap, ikke kom inn for vantros skyld,
- OTB
- Derfor, siden det gjenstår for noen å komme inn til den, og de som tidligere hadde fått det gode budskap forkynt for seg, ikke kom inn på grunn av ulydighet,
- B1930
- Eftersom det altså står tilbake at nogen skal komme inn til den, og de som først fikk det glade budskap, ikke kom inn for vantros skyld,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 21:43
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
Read in contextHebrews 3:18–19
And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
Read in contextMatthew 22:9–10
Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
Read in contextActs 28:28
Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
Read in contextActs 13:46–47
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Read in contextHebrews 4:2
For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
Read in contextHebrews 4:9
There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
Read in contextGalatians 3:8
The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
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