Hebrews 4:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 4:1

The Promise of Rest

1 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, ^alet us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them,¹ not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said:
^a“So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: ^a“And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”;

5 and again in this place: ^a“They shall not enter My rest.”

6 Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience,

7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said:
^a“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”

8 For if¹ Joshua had ^agiven them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day.

9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.

10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

The Word Discovers Our Condition

11 ^aLet us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

12 For the word of God is ^aliving and powerful, and ^bsharper than any ^ctwo-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is ^da discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

13 ^aAnd there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are ^bnaked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 4:1

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American Standard Version
Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.

Amplified® Bible
THEREFORE, WHILE the promise of entering His rest still holds {and} is offered [today], let us be afraid [to distrust it], lest any of you should think he has come too late {and} has come short of [reaching] it.

Contemporary English Version
The promise to enter the place of rest is still good, and we must take care that none of you miss out.

Darby English Version
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed [of it].

Good News Bible
Now, God has offered us the promise that we may receive that rest he spoke about. Let us take care, then, that none of you will be found to have failed to receive that promised rest.

International Standard Version
Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid lest someone among you fails to reach it.

King James Version
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.

New International Version
Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.

New King James Version
Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.

Young's Literal Translation
We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,

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