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 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 He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; 5and again in this place: “They shall not enter My rest.” Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, 7again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts.” 8For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of 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 therefore a rest for the people of God.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none,
• Numbers 14:12I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”
• Isaiah 65:15You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen; For the Lord God will slay you, And call His servants by another name;
• Matthew 21:43“Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
• Matthew 22:9Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’
• Luke 14:21So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’
• Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Acts 28:28“Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!”
• Hebrews 4:2For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.
• Hebrews 3:19So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
• Galatians 3:8And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey?

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