Hebrews 4:6

Hebrews 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience,

Context of Hebrews 4:6

4For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,” 5but to repeat the text cited earlier: “They will never enter my rest!” Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience. 7So God again ordains a certain day, “Today,” speaking through David after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, “O, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts.” 8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken afterward about another day.

Hebrews 4:6 word by word

ἐπεὶ οὖν ἀπολείπεται τινὰς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς αὐτὴν καὶ οἱ πρότερον εὐαγγελισθέντες οὐκ εἰσῆλθον δι᾽ ἀπείθειαν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Seeingἐπείepei · sinceG1893
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• it remainethἀπολείπωapoleipō · to leaveG620
• that someτιςtis · oneG5100
• must enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• thereinεἰςeis · towardG1519
• thereinαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they to whom it wasὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• they to whom it wasεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• firstπρότερονproteron · previouslyG4386
• notοὐou · noG3756
• because ofδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• unbeliefἀπείθειαapeitheia · disobedienceG543

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:6

• Hebrews 4:9Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
• Numbers 14:12I will strike them with the pestilence, and I will disinherit them; I will make you into a nation that is greater and mightier than they!”
• Isaiah 65:15Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. The sovereign Lord will kill you, but he will give his servants another name.
• Matthew 21:43For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
• Matthew 22:9So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’
• Luke 14:21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
• Acts 13:46Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
• Acts 28:28“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”
• Hebrews 4:2For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.
• Hebrews 3:19So we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.
• Galatians 3:8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6It remaineth that some must enter therein - Why our translators put in the word must here I cannot even conjecture. I hope it was not to serve a system, as some have since used it: "Some must go to heaven, for so is the doctrine of the decree; and there must be certain persons infallibly brought thither as a reward to Christ for his sufferings; and in this the will of man and free agency can have no part," etc, etc. Now, supposing that even all this was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein - That is, “Since there is a rest spoken of in the Scriptures, implying that it is to be enjoyed by some, and since they to whom it was first promised did not inherit it, it follows that it must still be in reserve.” This is the conclusion which the apostle draws from the argument in the previous verses, and is connected with Hebrews 4:9, where he says that “there remaineth a rest to the people of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6it remains for some to enter His rest: Building on the discussion in Hebrews 4:3–5, the author will argue that the promised rest is still open (4:7–10). Those who wandered in the wilderness heard the good news that the promised land was open to them. They were not able to enter because they disobeyed God (see Numbers 14:1–25; Deuteronomy 1:19–46; Psalm 106).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. it remaineth--still to be realized. some must enter--The denial of entrance to unbelievers is a virtual promise of entrance to those that believe. God wishes not His rest to be empty, but furnished with guests (Lu 14:23). they to whom it was first preached entered not--literally, "they who first (in the time of Moses) had the Gospel preached to them," namely, in type, see on He 4:2. unbelief--Greek, rather "disobedience" (see on He 3:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 4:6

• Faith
• Procrastination
• Prophecy
• Regeneration
• Rest
• Salvation
• Unbelief
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Discerner
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• Fall
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• Powerful
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• Congregation
• Fail
• Fair
• Faithful; Faithfulness

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