Hebrews 4:6 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 4:6

Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,

KJV

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

⋯

Commentary

5 voices

Theodoret of Cyrus

INTERPRETATION OF HEBREWS 4 (458)

He wants to make clear three rests mentioned in the divine Scripture: first, the seventh day, on which God finished creating; second, the land of promise; and third, the kingdom of heaven. He provides proof of this from the inspired testimony: If there is no …

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Hebrews (1274)

Therefore, he extracts two things: one is well known, namely, that the ancestral fathers did not enter; the other is that during the time of David there remained another rest to be given. For although the promised rest was to be obtained in the promised …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This is the rest wherewith the Lord Jesus, our Joshua, causes weary souls and awakened consciences to rest, and this is the refreshing. [2.] A rest in glory, the everlasting sabbatism of heaven, which is the repose and perfection of nature and grace too, where the people of God shall enjoy the end of their faith and the object of all their desires.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

It remaineth that some must enter therein - Why our translators put in the word must here I cannot even conjecture.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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 Heb 4:2. unbelief--Greek, rather "disobedience" (see on Heb 3:18).

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐπεὶ	epei	Since	G1893 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ἀπολείπεται	apoleipetai	it remains [for]	G620 →
τινὰς	tinas	some	G5100 →
εἰσελθεῖν	eiselthein	to enter	G1525 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
αὐτὴν	autēn	it	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
πρότερον	proteron	formerly	G4386 →
εὐαγγελισθέντες	euangelisthentes	having been evangelised	G2097 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
εἰσῆλθον	eisēlthon	they did enter in	G1525 →
δι᾽	di᾽	because of	G1223 →
ἀπείθειαν,	apeitheian	disobedience,	G543 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 4:2
For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13
  And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the…
- Romans 10:16–17
  But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
- Hebrews 11:6
  And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- Hebrews 3:18–19
  And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
Through
Matthew 21:43
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
leads to
- Matthew 21:41
  “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
- Matthew 8:11–12
  I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- John 3:3
  Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

Featured studies on this passage

Walks through Hebrews 4

The Armor of God

Roman legionary equipment surveyed by Paul as Christian discipline (Eph 6:10–18). Six pieces of armor and a seventh element — prayer — that is posture, not armor. Every piece carries an OT echo.

Open the study →

Walks through Hebrews 4

Creation to New Creation

The Bible begins in a garden and ends in a city — and the city has the garden in the middle of it. Seven explicit textual echoes bind Genesis 1–2 to Revelation 21–22.

Open the study →

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek (Rubens)

Walks through Hebrews 4

Hebrews, the Study Guide

Open the study →

Walks through Hebrews 4

Jesus: Titles & Roles

No single title carries him. Scripture names Jesus by a constellation of titles — Christ, Son of Man, Lamb of God, Logos, High Priest, King of Kings — and each one is a door. This hub gathers every title page on the site and anchors the rest to the verses that confer them.

Open the study →

Walks through Hebrews 4

Types of Christ: Joseph & Joshua | MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Hebrews 4

Joshua: the Study Guide

Open the study →

About Hebrews

Christ Presented to the People — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Hebrews: the study guide →Read chapter 4 →The featured study →

Continue: Hebrews 4 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews