Hebrews 4:6

Hebrews 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience,

Context of Hebrews 4:6

4For he has said somewhere of the seventh [day] thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works: 5and in this again, If they shall enter into my rest. 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, 7again he determines a certain day, saying, in David, 'To-day,' after so long a time; (according as it has been said before), To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8For if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.

Hebrews 4:6 word by word

ἐπεὶ οὖν ἀπολείπεται τινὰς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς αὐτὴν καὶ οἱ πρότερον εὐαγγελισθέντες οὐκ εἰσῆλθον δι᾽ ἀπείθειαν,Read the interlinear

• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• remainsἀπολείπωapoleipō · to leaveG620
• enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• accountδιάdia · through/because ofG1223

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:6

• Hebrews 4:9There remains then a sabbatism to the people of God.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having [any]:
• Numbers 14:12I will smite them with the pestilence, and destroy them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.
• Isaiah 65:15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto mine elect; for the Lord Jehovah will slay thee, and will call his servants by another name:
• Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
• Matthew 22:9go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast.
• Luke 14:21And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.
• Acts 13:46And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;
• Acts 28:28Be it known to you therefore, that this salvation of God has been sent to the nations; they also will hear [it].
• Hebrews 4:2For indeed we have had glad tidings presented to us, even as they also; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard.
• Hebrews 3:19And we see that they could not enter in on account of unbelief;)
• Galatians 3:8and the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations on the principle of faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham: In thee all the nations shall be blessed.
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word?

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6It remaineth that some must enter therein - Why our translators put in the word must here I cannot even conjecture. I hope it was not to serve a system, as some have since used it: "Some must go to heaven, for so is the doctrine of the decree; and there must be certain persons infallibly brought thither as a reward to Christ for his sufferings; and in this the will of man and free agency can have no part," etc, etc. Now, supposing that even all this was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein - That is, “Since there is a rest spoken of in the Scriptures, implying that it is to be enjoyed by some, and since they to whom it was first promised did not inherit it, it follows that it must still be in reserve.” This is the conclusion which the apostle draws from the argument in the previous verses, and is connected with Hebrews 4:9, where he says that “there remaineth a rest to the people of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6it remains for some to enter His rest: Building on the discussion in Hebrews 4:3–5, the author will argue that the promised rest is still open (4:7–10). Those who wandered in the wilderness heard the good news that the promised land was open to them. They were not able to enter because they disobeyed God (see Numbers 14:1–25; Deuteronomy 1:19–46; Psalm 106).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. it remaineth--still to be realized. some must enter--The denial of entrance to unbelievers is a virtual promise of entrance to those that believe. God wishes not His rest to be empty, but furnished with guests (Lu 14:23). they to whom it was first preached entered not--literally, "they who first (in the time of Moses) had the Gospel preached to them," namely, in type, see on He 4:2. unbelief--Greek, rather "disobedience" (see on He 3:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 4:6

• Faith
• Procrastination
• Prophecy
• Regeneration
• Rest
• Salvation
• Unbelief
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Discerner
• Example
• Fall
• Naked
• Powerful
• Asunder
• Congregation
• Fail
• Fair
• Faithful; Faithfulness

Commentaries on Hebrews 4

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings