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

4We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: “On the seventh day God rested from all his work.” 5But in the other passage God said, “They will never enter my place of rest.” 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. 7So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.” 8Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come.

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 4:9So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on their marriage.
• Numbers 14:12I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!”
• Isaiah 65:15Your name will be a curse word among my people, for the Sovereign Lord will destroy you and will call his true servants by another name.
• Matthew 21:43I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.
• Matthew 22:9Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’
• Luke 14:21“The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
• Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.
• Acts 28:28So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”
• Hebrews 4:2For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.
• Hebrews 3:19So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest.
• Galatians 3:8What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.”
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him?

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

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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