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Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, if not to those having disobeyed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they should not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear [an oath] that they would not enter His rest, but to those who disobeyed [those who would not listen to His word]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And who did He swear to that they would not enter His rest, if not those who disobeyed? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And who did God say would never enter his place of rest? Weren't they the ones that disobeyed him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Who did God swear would never enter his place of rest? He was talking about those who didn't obey him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When God made his solemn promise, "They will never enter the land where I would have given them rest"--of whom was he speaking? Of those who rebelled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest? It was to those who disobeyed him, was it not? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To whom did he swear that they would not enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they should not be admitted to His rest, if it was not to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they will not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, if not to those having disobeyed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to whom sware he that they could not come into his rest, if not to them having been disobedient?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter into his rest: but to them that were incredulous? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But to whom did he swear that they would not enter into his rest, except to those who were incredulous?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And to whom did he “swear that they should not enter into his rest,” if not to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And against whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, except against those who did not listen?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And concerning whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but those who were unconvinced?<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who believed not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who believed not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who did not believe?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and who were they, who, he sware, should not enter into his rest, but those that did not believe? so we see that they could not enter in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they should not be admitted to His rest, if it was not to those who were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear, that they should not enter into His rest, but to those who were disbelieving?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and to whom did He swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those that were disobedient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/3-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=467" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/3.htm">The Peril of Unbelief</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tisin (IPro-DMP) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">to whom</a> <a href="/greek/3660.htm" title="3660: ōmosen (V-AIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete omo, for which another prolonged form omoo is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. Take oath.">did He swear that they</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiseleusesthai (V-FNM) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">would never enter</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2663.htm" title="2663: katapausin (N-AFS) -- From katapauo; reposing down, i.e. abode.">rest?</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">Was it</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to those who</a> <a href="/greek/544.htm" title="544: apeithēsasin (V-APA-DMP) -- To disobey, rebel, be disloyal, refuse conformity. From apeithes; to disbelieve.">disobeyed?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Numbers 14:30</a></span><br />Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a></span><br />not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a></span><br />So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34-35</a></span><br />When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-10.htm">Numbers 32:10-13</a></span><br />So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying, / ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— / not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Deuteronomy 9:23</a></span><br />And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Psalm 106:26</a></span><br />So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-6.htm">Hebrews 4:6</a></span><br />Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-11.htm">Hebrews 4:11</a></span><br />Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-20.htm">Romans 11:20</a></span><br />That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Romans 3:3</a></span><br />What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-21.htm">Romans 11:21</a></span><br />For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And to whom swore he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?</p><p class="hdg">to whom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Hebrews 3:11</a></b></br> So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Numbers 14:30</a></b></br> Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, <i>concerning</i> which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34,35</a></b></br> And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, … </p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Deuteronomy 1:26-32</a></b></br> Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Admitted</a> <a href="/titus/1-15.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/titus/3-8.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Disobedient</a> <a href="/luke/15-29.htm">Disobeyed</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-5.htm">Except</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Word</a> <a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/3-19.htm">Admitted</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Disobedient</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">Disobeyed</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-19.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">Except</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-6.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Christ is more worthy than Moses;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">therefore if we believe not in him, we shall be more worthy punishment than hardhearted Israel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest?</b><br>This phrase refers to God's oath concerning the Israelites who wandered in the wilderness. The "rest" is a reference to the Promised Land, which was a type of the ultimate rest found in Christ. The context is the rebellion at Kadesh Barnea (Numbers 14), where the Israelites refused to trust God and enter Canaan. This oath is a solemn declaration of judgment, emphasizing the seriousness of unbelief. The concept of "rest" also connects to the Sabbath rest, symbolizing spiritual rest in God. This passage echoes <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a>, where God swears in His wrath that the disobedient generation would not enter His rest, highlighting the consequences of disobedience and unbelief.<p><b>Was it not to those who disobeyed?</b><br>The disobedience mentioned here is a direct reference to the Israelites' lack of faith and rebellion against God's command to take possession of the land He promised them. This disobedience is characterized by a refusal to trust in God's promises and power, despite witnessing His miracles. The historical context includes the sending of the twelve spies into Canaan and the subsequent fear and rebellion of the people (Numbers 13-14). This serves as a warning to the readers of Hebrews, urging them to remain faithful and obedient to avoid similar judgment. Theologically, it underscores the importance of faith and obedience in the believer's life, drawing a parallel to the New Testament call to persevere in faith to enter God's ultimate rest through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The one who swore an oath regarding the Israelites' inability to enter His rest due to their disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people who were led out of Egypt by Moses but failed to enter the Promised Land due to their unbelief and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which symbolized God's rest and promise to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who guided them out of Egypt but was also denied entry into the Promised Land due to disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites wandered for 40 years as a consequence of their disobedience and lack of faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God leads to missing out on His promises and blessings. Just as the Israelites were denied entry into the Promised Land, we too can miss out on God's rest if we are disobedient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a></b><br>Faith is essential to enter God's rest. The Israelites' lack of faith resulted in disobedience, serving as a warning for us to trust in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a></b><br>We must be attentive to God's voice and not harden our hearts. Regular engagement with Scripture and prayer helps us remain sensitive to His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_today.htm">The Urgency of Today</a></b><br>The call to obedience and faith is urgent. <a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18</a> reminds us that the opportunity to enter God's rest is available today, and we must not delay in responding to His call.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>Encouraging one another in faith and obedience is crucial. As a community of believers, we should support each other in our spiritual journeys to prevent falling into disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_fully_live_christ's_teachings.htm">How can we live fully in Christ's teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'no_condemnation'_mean.htm">What does 'no condemnation in Christ' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hebrews_3_4_align_with_science.htm">How can Hebrews 3:4, stating God as the builder of everything, be reconciled with scientific evidence of cosmology and evolution over billions of years?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_claim_to_be_god.htm">Didn't Jesus never actually claim to be God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">That believed not.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">that disobeyed.</span> Every part of the solemn sentences of the Psalm is applied to the reader's conscience, that the effect of the whole warning may be deepened: the nature of the transgression is thus brought out with the strongest emphasis. Those with whom God was angry had provoked God (<a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm" title="For some, when they had heard, did provoke: however, not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.">Hebrews 3:16</a>), had sinned (<a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm" title="But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?">Hebrews 3:17</a>), had been disobedient, had refused to believe His word (<a href="/hebrews/3-19.htm" title="So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.">Hebrews 3:19</a>). The action of the Israelites (Numbers 14) involved at once disobedience to God's command that they should advance to the conquest of the land, and want of faith in the promise which made victory sure.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/3-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to whom</span><br /><span class="grk">τίσιν</span> <span class="translit">(tisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did He swear [that they]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὤμοσεν</span> <span class="translit">(ōmosen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3660.htm">Strong's 3660: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete omo, for which another prolonged form omoo is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. Take oath.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would never enter</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσελεύσεσθαι</span> <span class="translit">(eiseleusesthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Infinitive Middle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rest?</span><br /><span class="grk">κατάπαυσιν</span> <span class="translit">(katapausin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2663.htm">Strong's 2663: </a> </span><span class="str2">From katapauo; reposing down, i.e. abode.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Was it]</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to those who</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disobeyed?</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπειθήσασιν</span> <span class="translit">(apeithēsasin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_544.htm">Strong's 544: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disobey, rebel, be disloyal, refuse conformity. From apeithes; to disbelieve.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 3:18 To whom did he swear that they (Heb. He. 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