Hebrews 3:18

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

16Who heard God and rebelled? All those whom Moses led out of Egypt rebelled. 17With whom was God angry for 40 years? He was angry with those who sinned and died in the desert. Who did God swear would never enter his place of rest? He was talking about those who didn’t obey him. 19So we see that they couldn’t enter his place of rest because they didn’t believe.

Hebrews 3:18 word by word

τίσιν δὲ ὤμοσεν μὴ εἰσελεύσεσθαι εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἀπειθήσασιν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• to whomτίςtis · which?G5101
• sware heὄμνυμιomnuō · to swearG3660
• thatμήmē · notG3361
• they shouldεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• restὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• restκατάπαυσιςkatapausis · restG2663
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• to them that believed notἀπειθέωapeitheō · to disobeyG544

Cross-references for Hebrews 3:18

• Hebrews 3:11So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest.”
• Numbers 14:30I raised my hand and swore an oath to give you this land to live in. But none of you will enter it except Caleb (son of Jephunneh) and Joshua (son of Nun).
• Deuteronomy 1:34When the Lord heard what you said, he was angry and took this oath:
• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to trust me in spite of all the miraculous signs I have done among them?
• Numbers 20:12But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “You didn’t trust me! You didn’t show the Israelites how holy I am! So you will not bring this congregation into the land I’m giving them.”
• Deuteronomy 1:26But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God and refused to go.
• Deuteronomy 9:23When the Lord sent you from Kadesh Barnea, he said, “Go and take possession of the land I’m giving you.” But you rebelled against the Lord your God’s word. You didn’t believe him or obey him.
• Psalms 106:24They refused ⌞to enter⌟ the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said.

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

Topics related to Hebrews 3:18

• Assurance
• Backsliders
• Oath
• Procrastination
• Reprobacy
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Moses
• Unbelief
• Congregation
• Faint
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Mark
• Papyrus
• Sons of God

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