Hebrews 4:6,9 - Compare All Versions

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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

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God

Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God

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.

So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.

Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience

Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people.

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

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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

There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.

God made that vow, even though he’d finished his part before the foundation of the world. Somewhere it’s written, “God rested the seventh day, having completed his work,” but in this other text he says, “They’ll never be able to sit down and rest.” So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David’s psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen, don’t turn a deaf ear . . .

And so this is still a live promise. It wasn’t canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn’t keep renewing the appointment for “today.” The promise of “arrival” and “rest” is still there for God’s people. God himself is at rest. And at the end of the journey we’ll surely rest with God. So let’s keep at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some sort of disobedience.

Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience

Consequently, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Therefore, since the promise remains for some to enter His rest, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to [grasp it and did not] enter because of [their unbelief evidenced by] disobedience

So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.