Hebrews 4:11

Hebrews 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
• New International Version (NIV)Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

Context of Hebrews 4:11

9So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience. 12For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

Hebrews 4:11 word by word

Σπουδάσωμεν οὖν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν κατάπαυσιν, ἵνα μὴ ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ τις ὑποδείγματι πέσῃ τῆς ἀπειθείας.Read the interlinear

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• let us be diligentσπουδάζωspoudazō · be eagerG4704
• to enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• that restκατάπαυσιςkatapausis · restG2663
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• soμήmē · notG3361
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• will fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigma · exampleG5262
• disobedienceἀπείθειαapeitheia · disobedienceG543

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:11

• Hebrews 4:1Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.
• Hebrews 6:11And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,
• Matthew 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
• Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.
• Luke 13:24“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
• Luke 16:16“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
• John 6:27Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.”
• Philippians 2:12So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;
• 2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;
• Hebrews 3:12Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.
• Acts 26:19“So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,
• Romans 11:30For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience,
• Ephesians 2:2in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
• Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
• Colossians 3:6For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience,

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let us labor therefore - The word implies every exertion of body and mind which can be made in reference to the subject. Rebus aliis omissis, hoc agamus; All things else omitted, this one thing let us do. We receive grace, improve grace, retain grace, that we may obtain eternal glory. Lest any man fall - Lest he fall off from the grace of God, from the Gospel and its blessings, and perish everlastingly. This is the meaning of the apostle, who never…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Let us therefore labour - Let us earnestly strive. Since there is a rest whose attainment is worth all our efforts; since so many have failed of reaching it by their unbelief, and since there is so much danger that we may fail of it also, let us give all diligence that we may enter into it. Heaven is never obtained but by diligence; and no one enters there who does not earnestly desire it, and who does not make a sincere effort to reach it. Of unbelief…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Observe the end proposed: rest spiritual and eternal; the rest of grace here, and glory hereafter; in Christ on earth, with Christ in heaven. After due and diligent labour, sweet and satisfying rest shall follow; and labour now, will make that rest more pleasant when it comes. Let us labour, and quicken each other to be diligent in duty. The Holy Scriptures are the word of God. When God sets it home by his Spirit, it convinces powerfully…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11make every effort to enter: If we do not actively obey God's voice and respond to the good news (Hebrews 4:1–2), we will face consequences like the wilderness wanderers did. We will fall. us … no one: Obedience is not just a personal issue. God's people have a shared responsibility to obey and should support each other in this effort (compare 3:13; 10:25; 12:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Let us ... therefore--Seeing such a promise is before us, which we may, like them, fall short of through unbelief. labour--Greek, "strive diligently." that rest--which is still future and so glorious. Or, in Alford's translation of He 4:10, "That rest into which Christ has entered before" (He 4:14; He 6:20). fall--with the soul, not merely the body, as the rebel Israelites fell (He 3:17). after the same example--Alford translates, "fall into the same…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 4:11

• Backsliders
• Faith
• Regeneration
• Rest
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Discerner
• Example
• Fall
• Heaven
• Naked
• Powerful
• After; Afterward
• Asunder
• Congregation
• Diligence; Diligent; Diligently

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