Hebrews 4:8
For, if, unto them, Joshua had given rest, it had not in that case, concerning another day, been speaking, after, these things.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
In Context
9Hence there is, left over, a Sabbath-keeping, for the people of God.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:19Therefore shall it be when Yahweh thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about in the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee for an inheritance to possess it, then shalt thou wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens,—thou shalt not forget.
Joshua 22:4Now, therefore, that Yahweh your God hath given rest unto your brethren, according as he spake unto them,—now, therefore, turn ye and get you to your homes within the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave unto you, over the Jordan.
1 Chronicles 7:27Non his son, Joshua his son.
Psalms 105:44And gave them, the lands of the nations, And, of the toil of the peoples, took they possession:
Hebrews 11:13In faith, all these died—not bearing away the promises, but, from afar, beholding and saluting them, and confessing that, strangers and sojourners, were they upon the land.
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 →