Hebrews 4:10

Hebrews 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
• New International Version (NIV)for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

Context of Hebrews 4:10

8This shows that Joshua did not bring God's people to the place where they could rest. Later, God had to speak again about another day of rest. 9So we see this: God still has a place ready for his people, where they can rest. They will rest as God rested on the seventh day. When God made the world and everything, he rested after he had finished his work. It is the same for everyone who goes to God's place of rest. They too will rest. They will no longer need to work. 11So we must do everything possible to arrive in God's special place of rest. God's people in the wilderness did not obey him. We must not be like them. If we do not obey God, we also will fail to arrive in that place. 12So be careful! God's message to us is alive and powerful. It is like a sword that has two sharp edges. Even more than a sword, God's message goes very deep into us. It cuts between our soul and our spirit. It is like a sharp knife that can cut deep into our body between our bones. God's message shows what we are really thinking. It shows what we really want.

Hebrews 4:10 word by word

ὁ γὰρ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων ὁ θεός.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he that is enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• restὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• restκατάπαυσιςkatapausis · restG2663
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• hath ceasedκαταπαύωkatapauō · to keep fromG2664
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:10

• Hebrews 1:3The Son shows us completely what God is like. He shines with God's great glory. His nature is the same as God's nature. The Son's powerful word causes everything to continue. He himself made it possible for us to be clean from our sins. After he had done that, he returned to heaven. He went and he sat at the right side of God, who rules with all authority.
• Hebrews 10:12But Christ, our special priest, offered one sacrifice to take away our sins. He did that once, for all time. After that, he sat down at God's right side to rule with him.
• Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice that spoke from heaven. It said, ‘Write this: From this time, people who continue to believe in the Lord and then they die will be very happy.’ God's Spirit says, ‘Yes, they will rest from their work. God will not forget the good things that they have done.’
• John 19:30Jesus drank the wine. Then he said, ‘Everything is finished.’ He bent his head down and he let his spirit go.
• 1 Peter 4:1Christ had trouble and pain while he lived in his human body. So you should prepare yourselves to have trouble and pain too. Think about it in the same way that Christ did. If someone has trouble and pain in his body, he stops doing wrong things.
• Hebrews 4:3But those of us who trust God do enjoy his special place of rest. This is what God said: ‘Because I was very angry with them, I promised this: “They will never arrive in my special place of rest.” ’ God said that, even though he had finished his work when he made the world.

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For he that is entered into his rest - The man who has believed in Christ Jesus has entered into his rest; the state of happiness which he has provided, and which is the forerunner of eternal glory. Hath ceased from his own works - No longer depends on the observance of Mosaic rites and ceremonies for his justification and final happiness. He rests from all these works of the law as fully as God has rested from his works of creation. Those who restrain…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For he that is entered into rest - That is, the man who is so happy as to reach heaven, will enjoy a rest similar to what God had when he finished the work of creation. It will be: (1)acessation from toil; and, (2)it will be a rest similar to that of God - the same kind of enjoyment, the same freedom from care, anxiety, and labor. How happy then are they who have entered into heaven! Their toils are over. Their labors are done. Never again will they know…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10rests from his own work: See Exodus 20:8–11. just as God did: Genesis 2:2.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. For--justifying and explaining the word "rest," or "Sabbatism," just used (see on He 4:9). he that is entered--whosoever once enters. his rest--God's rest: the rest prepared by God for His people [Estius]. Rather, "His rest": the man's rest: that assigned to him by God as his. The Greek is the same as that for "his own" immediately after. hath ceased--The Greek aorist is used of indefinite time, "is wont to cease," or rather, "rest": rests. The past…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 4:10

• Anthropomorphisms
• Faith
• Regeneration
• Rest
• Salvation
• Works

In the dictionaries

• God
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• Discerner
• Example
• Fall
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• Powerful
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• Cease

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