Hebrews 4:5

Hebrews 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
• New International Version (NIV)And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And again in this passage he said, "They shall not enter my rest."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and again in this place: “They shall not enter My rest.”

Context of Hebrews 4:5

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. 4In the Bible God has spoken about the seventh day like this: ‘God rested from all his work on the seventh day.’ As we have already seen, God said something later about his rest: ‘They will never arrive in my special place of rest.’ 6So we see that there is still a chance for people to go to God's place of rest. But those people who first heard God's message in the wilderness refused to obey him. As a result, they did not arrive in his special place of rest. 7So God chose another time for people to go to his place of rest. He called it ‘Today’. A long time after Moses, David spoke God's message. As we have already seen, he said: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today. Do not refuse to obey him.’

Hebrews 4:5 word by word

καὶ ἐν τούτῳ πάλιν· εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• Ifεἰei · if: notG1487
• they shall enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• restὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• restκατάπαυσιςkatapausis · restG2663

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:5

• 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.
• Hebrews 3:11Because of that, I promised to punish them. Because I was angry with them, I said, “They will never arrive in my special place of rest.” ’

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And in this place again - In the ninety-fifth Psalm, already quoted, Psalm 95:3. This was a second rest which the Lord promised to the believing, obedient seed of Abraham; and as it was spoken of in the days of David, when the Jews actually possessed this long promised Canaan, therefore it is evident that that was not the rest which God intended, as the next verse shows.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And in this place again - Psalm 95:11. If they shall enter - That is, they shall not enter; see the notes at Hebrews 3:11. The object of quoting this here seems to be two-fold: (1)To show that even in this Psalm God spoke of “his” rest, and said that they should not enter into it; and, (2)it is connected with Hebrews 4:6, and is designed to show that it was implied that a rest yet remained. “That which deserves to be called “the divine rest” is spoken of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5This quote from Psalm 95:11 repeats the idea found in Hebrews 4:3.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. in this place--In this passage of the Psalm again, it is implied that the rest was even then still future.Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 4:5

• Faith
• Procrastination
• Prophecy
• Regeneration
• Rest
• Salvation
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Discerner
• Example
• Fall
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• Congregation
• Fair
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Hearth

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