Diligence
Thwing's Preacher's Cabinet
Hebrews 4:11
Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.


Its root meaning is to love, and hence it signifies attachment to work. The habits of literary men illustrate this. Lord Macaulay loved order, accuracy, and precision. He corrected his MS. remorselessly. So with his proof-sheets. "He could not rest till the lines were level to a hair's breadth, and the punctuation correct to a comma; until every paragraph concluded with a telling sentence, and every sentence flowed like running water."

(Thwing's Preacher's Cabinet.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

WEB: Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.




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