Hebrews 4:1

Let vs feare therefore, least at any time by forsaking the promise of entring into his rest, any of you should seeme to be depriued.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The 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.

In Context

2For vnto vs was the Gospel preached as also vnto them: but the worde that they heard, profited not them, because it was not mixed with faith in those that heard it.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I saide, that thine house and the house of thy father should walke before mee for euer: but nowe the Lord saith, It shall not be so: for them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me, shall be despised.

Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into euill.

Matthew 7:21Not euery one that sayeth vnto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdome of heauen, but he that doeth my Fathers will which is in heauen.

Matthew 24:48But if that euil seruant shall say in his heart, My master doth deferre his comming,

Luke 13:25When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begin to stand without, and to knocke at the doore, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs, and he shall answere and say vnto you, I know you not whence ye are,

Romans 3:23For there is no difference: for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glorie of God,

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 4:1

The apostle, having in the foregoing chapter set forth the sin and punishment of the ancient Jews, proceeds in this, I. To declare that our privileges by Christ under the gospel exceed the privileges of the Jewish church under Moses, as a reason why we should make a right improvement of them, ver. 1-4 . II. He assigns the cause why the ancient Hebrews did not profit by their religious privileges, ver. 2 . Then, III. Confirms the privileges of those who believe, and the misery of those who continue in unbelief,… Read the whole commentary →

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