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Hebrews 3:18
18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word?
Hebrews 3:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
- New International Version (NIV)And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey?
Context of Hebrews 3:18
16(for who was it, who, having heard, provoked? but [was it] not all who came out of Egypt by Moses? 17And with whom was he wroth forty years? [Was it] not with those who had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word? 19And we see that they could not enter in on account of unbelief;)
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τίσιν δὲ ὤμοσεν μὴ εἰσελεύσεσθαι εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἀπειθήσασιν;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Hebrews 3:18
- Hebrews 3:11so I swore in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.
- Numbers 14:30shall in no wise come into the land, concerning which I have lifted up my hand to make you dwell in it; save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Deuteronomy 1:34And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying,
- Numbers 14:11And Jehovah said to Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe me, for all the signs which I have done among them?
- Numbers 20:12And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to hallow me before the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land that I have given them.
- Deuteronomy 1:26But ye would not go up, and rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God;
- Deuteronomy 9:23And when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you, ye rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
- Psalms 106:24And they despised the pleasant land; they believed not his word,
Commentaries on Hebrews 3:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18To whom sware he - God never acts by any kind of caprice; whenever he pours out his judgments, there are the most positive reasons to vindicate his conduct. Those whose carcasses fell in the wilderness were they who had sinned. And those who did not enter into his rest were those who believed not. God is represented here as swearing that they should not enter in, in order to show the determinate nature of his purpose, the reason on which it was founded…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And to whom sware he - note, Hebrews 3:11. But to them that believed not - That did not confide in God; Deuteronomy 1:32. “Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God.” In consequence of this want of faith, God solemnly sware unto them that they should not enter into the promised land; Deuteronomy 1:34-35. “And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, “Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 The saints' privilege is, they are made partakers of Christ, that is, of the Spirit, the nature, graces, righteousness, and life of Christ; they are interested in all Christ is, in all he has done, or will do. The same spirit with which Christians set out in the ways of God, they should maintain unto the end. Perseverance in faith is the best evidence of the sincerity of our faith. Hearing the word often is a means of salvation, yet, if not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-19These verses use a series of quick questions and answers, a common rhetorical method. The three questions follow the ideas in Psalm 95:8–11: The people of Israel rebelled against God, God was angry, and God swore they would never enter his rest. The answers come from other Old Testament passages about the Israelites' rebellion in the wilderness (Numbers 14; Deuteronomy 9; Psalm 106). The author emphasizes the severe consequences of disobeying God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. to them that believed not--rather as Greek, "to them that disobeyed." Practical unbelief (De 1:26).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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