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:
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God.

Context of Hebrews 4:6

4For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.” 5And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.” 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, 7God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” 8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later 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 4:9There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;
• 1 Corinthians 7:29What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;
• Numbers 14:12I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they.”
• Isaiah 65:15You will leave your name for my chosen ones to use in their curses; the Sovereign Lord will put you to death, but to his servants he will give another name.
• Matthew 21:43“Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
• Matthew 22:9So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’
• Luke 14:21“The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
• Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
• Acts 28:28“Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
• Hebrews 4:2For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.
• Hebrews 3:19So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
• Galatians 3:8Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?

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
• Example
• Fall
• Naked
• Powerful
• Asunder
• 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