Hebrews 4:16

Hebrews 4:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
• New International Version (NIV)Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Context of Hebrews 4:16

14Therefore, since we have a great Kohen Gadol who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua Ben-Elohim, let us hold firmly to our confessed allegiance. 15For we do not have a kohen gadol who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all the same ways—yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near to the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:16 word by word

προσερχώμεθα οὖν μετὰ παρρησίας τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεος καὶ χάριν εὕρωμεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let usπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• boldlyμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• boldlyπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• unto the throneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• of graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we may obtainλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• helpβοήθειαboētheia · helpG996
• in time of needεὔκαιροςeukairos · opportuneG2121

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:16

• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have boldness to enter into the Holies by the blood of Yeshua.
• Hebrews 13:6so that with confidence we say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What will man do to me?”
• Romans 8:15For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall again into fear; rather, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
• Ephesians 2:18for through Him we both have access to the Father by the same Ruach.
• Ephesians 3:12In Him we have boldness and access with confidence through trusting in Him.
• Hebrews 9:5and above it, cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. But it is not now possible to speak in detail about these things.
• Exodus 25:17“Then you are to make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long, one cubit and a half wide.
• Leviticus 16:2Adonai said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holiest Place behind the curtain —before the atonement cover which is on the Ark—so that he would not die. For I will be appearing in the cloud over the atonement cover.
• 1 Chronicles 28:11Then David gave Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, its houses, its storerooms, its upper rooms, its inner rooms, and the place of atonement;
• Isaiah 27:11When the boughs are withered, they will be broken off. Women come and set them on fire, for it is a people of no understanding. Therefore their Maker will show them no mercy—He who formed them will give them no grace.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek Adonai while He may be found, call on Him while He is near.
• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
• 2 Corinthians 12:8I pleaded with the Lord three times about this, that it might leave me.
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
• 1 Peter 2:10Once you were “not a people,” but now you are “God’s people.” You were shown “no mercy,” but now you have been shown “mercy.”

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace - The allusion to the high priest, and his office on the day of atonement, is here kept up. The approach mentioned here is to the כפרת kapporeth, ̔, the propitiatory or mercy-seat. This was the covering of the ark of the testimony or covenant, at each end of which was a cherub, and between them the shechinah, or symbol of the Divine Majesty, which appeared to, and conversed with, the high priest. Here…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace - “The throne of grace!” What a beautiful expression. A throne is the seat of a sovereign; a throne of grace is designed to represent a sovereign seated to dispense mercy and pardon. The illustration or comparison here may have been derived from the temple service. In that service God is represented as seated in the most holy place on the mercy seat. The high priest approaches that seat or throne of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Observe the end proposed: rest spiritual and eternal; the rest of grace here, and glory hereafter; in Christ on earth, with Christ in heaven. After due and diligent labour, sweet and satisfying rest shall follow; and labour now, will make that rest more pleasant when it comes. Let us labour, and quicken each other to be diligent in duty. The Holy Scriptures are the word of God. When God sets it home by his Spirit, it convinces powerfully…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The verb translated as let us then approach can also mean "let us continually come," indicating ongoing action. As our compassionate high priest, Jesus has made it possible for people to confidently enter God's presence (see Hebrews 6:19–20; 10:19–23). There, we can receive his mercy and grace when we need it most.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. come--rather as Greek, "approach," "draw near." boldly--Greek, "with confidence," or "freedom of speech" (Ep 6:19). the throne of grace--God's throne is become to us a throne of grace through the mediation of our High Priest at God's right hand (He 8:1; 12:2). Pleading our High Priest Jesus' meritorious death, we shall always find God on a throne of grace. Contrast Job's complaint (Job 23:3-8) and Elihu's " If," &c. (Job 33:23-28). obtain--rather…Read the comment

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• Afflictions and Adversities
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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