Hebrews 4:9

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 Living Translation (NLT)So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.

Context of Hebrews 4:9

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. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. 11Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

Hebrews 4:9 word by word

ἄρα ἀπολείπεται σαββατισμὸς τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There remainethἀπολείπωapoleipō · to leaveG620
• thereforeἄραara · thereforeG686
• a restσαββατισμόςsabbatismos · Sabbath restG4520
• to the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:9

• Hebrews 4:1Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.
• Hebrews 3:11So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
• Isaiah 11:10“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.”
• Isaiah 57:2He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness.
• Isaiah 60:19“The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory.
• Revelation 7:14And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Revelation 21:4And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
• Hebrews 11:25choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
• Psalms 47:9The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.
• Matthew 1:21And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
• 1 Peter 2:10who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained 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

Topics related to Hebrews 4:9

• Faith
• Heaven
• Holiness
• Regeneration
• Rest
• Righteous
• Sabbath
• Salvation
• Works

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• God
• people of God
• Discerner
• Eternal life
• Example
• Fall
• Naked
• Powerful
• Rest
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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