God’s Word Translation
Hebrews 4:9
9Therefore, a time of eternal rest exists for God’s people.
Hebrews 4:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
- New International Version (NIV)There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;
- English Standard Version (ESV)So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,
- New King James Version (NKJV)There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
Context of Hebrews 4:9
7So God set another day. That day is today. Many years after ⌞your ancestors failed to enter that place of rest⌟ God spoke about it through David in the passage already quoted: “If you hear God speak today, don’t be stubborn.” 8If Joshua had given the people rest, God would not have spoken about another day. Therefore, a time of eternal rest exists for God’s people. 10Those who entered his place of rest also rest from their work as God did from his. 11So we must make every effort to enter that place of rest. Then no one will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey.
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ἄρα ἀπολείπεται σαββατισμὸς τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Hebrews 4:9
- Hebrews 4:1God’s promise that we may enter his place of rest still stands. We are afraid that some of you think you won’t enter his place of rest.
- Hebrews 3:11So I angrily took a solemn oath that they would never enter my place of rest.”
- Isaiah 11:10At that time the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the people ⌞to gather around⌟. The nations will come to him. His resting place will be glorious.
- Isaiah 57:2When peace comes, everyone who has lived honestly will rest on his own bed.
- Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer be your light during the day, nor will the brightness of the moon give you light, But the Lord will be your everlasting light. Your God will be your glory.
- Revelation 7:14I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.
- Revelation 21:4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won’t be any more death. There won’t be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.”
- Hebrews 11:25He chose to suffer with God’s people rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a little while.
- Psalms 47:9The influential people from the nations gather together as the people of the God of Abraham. The rulers of the earth belong to God. He rules everything.
- Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus [He Saves], because he will save his people from their sins.”
- 1 Peter 2:10Once you were not God’s people, but now you are. Once you were not shown mercy, but now you have been shown mercy.
Commentaries on Hebrews 4:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9There, remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God - It was not, The rest of the Sabbath; it was not, The rest in the promised land, for the psalmist wrote long after the days of Joshua; therefore there is another rest, a state of blessedness, for the people of God; and this is the Gospel, the blessings it procures and communicates, and the eternal glory which it prepares for, and has promised to, genuine believers. There are two words in this chapter…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9There remaineth, therefore, a rest - This is the conclusion to which the apostle comes. The meaning is this, that according to the Scriptures there is “now” a promise of rest made to the people of God. It did not pertain merely to those who were called to go to the promised land, nor to those who lived in the time of David, but it is “still” true that the promise of rest pertains to “all” the people of God of every generation. The “reasoning” by which the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9a Sabbath rest: The sacrifice of Jesus worked like a Day of Atonement sacrifice (Hebrews 5:1–3; 9:13–22; see Leviticus 23:26–28, 32). Through Christ's sacrifice, God's promised rest is available to his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. therefore--because God "speaks of another day" (see on He 4:8). remaineth--still to be realized hereafter by the "some (who) must enter therein" (He 4:6), that is, "the people of God," the true Israel who shall enter into God's rest ("My rest," He 4:3). God's rest was a Sabbatism; so also will ours be. a rest--Greek, "Sabbatism." In time there are many Sabbaths, but then there shall be the enjoyment and keeping of a Sabbath-rest: one perfect and…Read the comment
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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
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