Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; New Living Translation So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. English Standard Version So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, Berean Standard Bible There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Berean Literal Bible So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. King James Bible There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. New King James Version There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. New American Standard Bible Consequently, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. NASB 1995 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. NASB 1977 There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Legacy Standard Bible So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Amplified Bible So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God. Christian Standard Bible Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people. American Standard Version There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. Contemporary English Version But God has promised us a Sabbath when we will rest, even though it has not yet come. English Revised Version There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. GOD'S WORD® Translation Therefore, a time of rest and worship exists for God's people. Good News Translation As it is, however, there still remains for God's people a rest like God's resting on the seventh day. International Standard Version There remains, therefore, a Sabbath rest for the people of God to keep, Majority Standard Bible There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. NET Bible Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. New Heart English Bible There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Webster's Bible Translation There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. Weymouth New Testament It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God. World English Bible There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthere remains, then, a Sabbath rest to the people of God, Berean Literal Bible So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Young's Literal Translation there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God, Smith's Literal Translation Therefore a celebration of a sabbath remains to the people of God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere remaineth therefore a day of rest for the people of God. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, there remains a Sabbath of rest for the people of God. New American Bible Therefore, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God. New Revised Standard Version So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIt is therefore the duty of the people of God to keep the Sabbath. Aramaic Bible in Plain English So then, it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThere remains, therefore, a sabbath state for the people of God. Godbey New Testament Therefore there is a sabbatism left for the people of God. Haweis New Testament A sabbatical rest then still remaineth for the people of God. Mace New Testament which shows that the people of God have a sabbath still to come. Weymouth New Testament It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God. Worrell New Testament Consequently, there remains a sabbath-keeping for the people of God. Worsley New Testament There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sabbath Rest…8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. 9There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.… Cross References Genesis 2:2-3 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. / Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished. Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ... Deuteronomy 5:12-14 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. Psalm 95:11 So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.” Isaiah 58:13-14 If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 12:8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Luke 6:5 Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.” Revelation 21:4 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. Exodus 31:15-17 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. / The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. / It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’” Leviticus 23:3 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD. Treasury of Scripture There remains therefore a rest to the people of God. remaineth. Hebrews 4:1,3 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… Hebrews 3:11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. rest. Hebrews 11:25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Psalm 47:9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Jump to Previous Follows Rest SabbathJump to Next Follows Rest SabbathHebrews 4 1. The Sabbath-Rest for Christians is attained by faith.12. The power of God's word. 14. By our high priest Jesus, the Son of God, 16. we may and must go boldly to the throne of grace. There remains, then, This phrase indicates a continuation or conclusion from previous arguments. The author of Hebrews has been discussing the concept of rest, drawing from the Old Testament narrative of the Israelites and their journey to the Promised Land. The use of "remains" suggests that this rest is still available and has not been fully realized by the people of God. It implies a promise that is ongoing and accessible. a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Persons / Places / Events 1. The Author of HebrewsTraditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their faith. 2. The Recipients Jewish Christians who were familiar with the Old Testament and the concept of the Sabbath rest, facing pressure to revert to Judaism. 3. Sabbath Rest A concept rooted in the creation account and the Mosaic Law, symbolizing God's rest after creation and the rest promised to His people. 4. The People of God Refers to believers in Christ, both Jewish and Gentile, who are part of the new covenant community. 5. The Promised Land Historically, the land of Canaan, which was a type of the ultimate rest found in Christ. Teaching Points Understanding Sabbath RestThe Sabbath rest is not merely a physical rest but a spiritual rest found in Christ. It signifies ceasing from our own works and trusting in the finished work of Jesus. The Continuity of God's Promise The promise of rest remains for the people of God, indicating that God's promises are enduring and applicable to believers today. Entering God's Rest Believers are called to enter into God's rest through faith and obedience, reflecting a life of trust and reliance on God. The Rest as a Foretaste of Eternity The Sabbath rest is a foretaste of the eternal rest believers will experience in heaven, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective. Encouragement to Persevere The promise of rest serves as an encouragement to persevere in faith amidst trials and temptations, knowing that ultimate rest awaits.(9) There remaineth therefore.--Or, therefore there is (still) left: the word is the same as in Hebrews 4:6. It is tacitly assumed that no subsequent fulfilment has altered the relation of the promise. Few things in the Epistle are more striking than the constant presentation of the thought that Scripture language is permanent and at all times present. The implied promise, therefore, repeated whenever the "to-day" is heard, must have its fulfilment. The rescued people of Israel did indeed find a rest in Canaan: the true redeemed "people of God" shall rest with God. A rest.--As the margin points out, the word is suddenly changed. As the rest promised to God's people is a rest with God, it is to them "a sabbath-rest." So one of the treatises of the Mishna speaks of Psalms 92 as a "Psalm for the time to come, for the day which is all Sabbath, the rest belonging to the life eternal." Greek Soἄρα (ara) Conjunction Strong's 686: Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive. there remains ἀπολείπεται (apoleipetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 620: From apo and leipo; to leave behind; by implication, to forsake. a Sabbath rest σαββατισμὸς (sabbatismos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4520: A keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest. From a derivative of sabbaton; a 'sabbatism', i.e. the repose of Christianity. for the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people λαῷ (laō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people. of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Links Hebrews 4:9 NIVHebrews 4:9 NLT Hebrews 4:9 ESV Hebrews 4:9 NASB Hebrews 4:9 KJV Hebrews 4:9 BibleApps.com Hebrews 4:9 Biblia Paralela Hebrews 4:9 Chinese Bible Hebrews 4:9 French Bible Hebrews 4:9 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a Sabbath rest (Heb. He. Hb) |
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