Hebrews 4:9
There is, then, a Sabbath rest still awaiting God’s people.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
In Context
8Now if Joshua had given ‘rest’ to the people, God would not have spoken of another and later day.
10For the person who enters upon God’s rest do themselves rest after their work, just as God did.
Cross References
Psalms 47:9Princes of nations gather with the people of Abraham’s God: for the shields of the earth are God’s; greatly exalted is he.
Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son; name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Hebrews 3:11While in my wrath I swore – “They will never enter upon my rest.”’
Hebrews 4:3Upon that rest we who have believed are now entering. As God has said – ‘In my wrath I swore – “They will never enter upon my rest;”’ Although God’s work was finished at the creation of the world;
1 Peter 2:10Once you were ‘not a people,’ but now you are ‘God’s people’; once you ‘had not found mercy,’ but now you ‘have found mercy.’
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 4:2-11
Gospel Privileges; Cautions against Apostasy. ( a. d. 62.) 1 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. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of… Read the whole commentary →