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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/hebrews/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/hebrews/4.htm">New International Version</a> Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience, <a href="/nlt/hebrews/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God. <a href="/esv/hebrews/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, <a href="/bsb/hebrews/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/blb/hebrews/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore, since it remains for some to enter into it, and those having received the good news formerly did not enter in because of disobedience, <a href="/kjv/hebrews/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, <a href="/nasb/hebrews/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, <a href="/lsb/hebrews/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news proclaimed to them failed to enter because of disobedience, <a href="/amp/hebrews/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, since the promise remains for some to enter His rest, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to [grasp it and did not] enter because of [their unbelief evidenced by] disobedience, <a href="/csb/hebrews/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience, <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience, <a href="/asv/hebrews/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, <a href="/cev/hebrews/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This means that the promise to enter is still good, because those who first heard about it disobeyed and did not enter. <a href="/erv/hebrews/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, <a href="/gwt/hebrews/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> However, some people enter that place of rest. Those who heard the Good News in the past did not enter God's place of rest because they did not obey God. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Those who first heard the Good News did not receive that rest, because they did not believe. There are, then, others who are allowed to receive it. <a href="/isv/hebrews/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, since it is still true that some will enter it, and since those who once heard the good news failed to enter it because of their disobedience, <a href="/msb/hebrews/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/net/hebrews/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and they to whom the good news was before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, <a href="/wbt/hebrews/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter into it, and they to whom it was first preached entered not because of unbelief: <a href="/wey/hebrews/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Since, then, it is still true that some will be admitted to that rest, and that because of disobedience those who formerly had Good News proclaimed to them were not admitted, <a href="/web/hebrews/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter into it, and they to whom the good news was preached before failed to enter in because of disobedience, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> since then, it remains for some to enter into it, and those who first heard good news did not enter in because of unbelief— <a href="/blb/hebrews/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore, since it remains for some to enter into it, and those having received the good news formerly did not enter in because of disobedience, <a href="/ylt/hebrews/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> since then, it remaineth for certain to enter into it, and those who did first hear good news entered not in because of unbelief -- <a href="/slt/hebrews/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Since therefore it remains for some to come into it, and they before announced of the good news came not in through unbelief:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Seeing then it remaineth that some are to enter into it, and they, to whom it was first preached, did not enter because of unbelief: <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, this is because certain ones remain who are to enter into it, and those to whom it was announced first did not enter into it, because of unbelief. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, since it remains that some will enter into it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience, <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Since therefore it remains open for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> There was a chance for some to enter therein, but they to whom the gospel was first preached did not enter, because they would not listen: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Because, therefore, there has been an opportunity for each person to enter and those who were first evangelized did not enter, in that they were not persuaded,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Since, then, it remains that some must enter into it, and they, to whom the good news was first preached, did not enter in on account of unbelief, <a href="/godbey/hebrews/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then since it remains that some do enter into it, and those formerly having had the gospel preached unto them did not enter in on account of unbelief, <a href="/haweis/hebrews/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Forasmuch therefore as it remaineth for some to enter into it, and they who first had the gospel preached to them entered not in because of unbelief; <a href="/mace/hebrews/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Since there remains then a rest which some are still to enter into, for they to whom the promise was first made, did not enter in, because of their incredulity; <a href="/wey/hebrews/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Since, then, it is still true that some will be admitted to that rest, and that because of disobedience those who formerly had Good News proclaimed to them were not admitted, <a href="/worrell/hebrews/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Since, therefore, it remains for some to enter into it, and those to whom the Gospel was formerly proclaimed entered not in because of unbelief, <a href="/worsley/hebrews/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Seeing therefore it remaineth that some are to enter into it, and they to whom it was at first offered did not enter because of their unbelief, <a href="/parallel/hebrews/4-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=540" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/4.htm">The Sabbath Rest</a> …5And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.” 6<a href="/greek/1893.htm" title="1893: Epei (Conj) -- Of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else. From epi and ei; thereupon, i.e. Since.">Since,</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">then,</a> <a href="/greek/620.htm" title="620: apoleipetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From apo and leipo; to leave behind; by implication, to forsake.">it remains for</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tinas (IPro-AMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiselthein (V-ANA) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">to 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: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- 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 rest,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and since</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/4386.htm" title="4386: proteron (Adv-C) -- Formerly, before. Neuter of proteros as adverb; previously.">formerly</a> <a href="/greek/2097.htm" title="2097: euangelisthentes (V-APP-NMP) -- From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel.">heard the good news</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eisēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">did not enter</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">because of</a> <a href="/greek/543.htm" title="543: apeitheian (N-AFS) -- Willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience. From apeithes; disbelief.">their disobedience,</a> 7God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Psalm 95:7-11</a> For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. ... <a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a> 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. <a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18-19</a> And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter. <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... <a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Hebrews 3:15</a> As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a> 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. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. <a href="/hebrews/4-11.htm">Hebrews 4:11</a> Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience. <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a> There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34-36</a> 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, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.” <a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a> For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-6</a> Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. <a href="/romans/11-20.htm">Romans 11:20-21</a> That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. / For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either. <a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Romans 3:3-4</a> What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? / Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” <a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11-12</a> And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. / And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. <a href="/romans/9-31.htm">Romans 9:31-32</a> but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. / Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Seeing therefore it remains that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:it remaineth.<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9</a> There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.<a href="/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29</a> But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;some.<a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Numbers 14:12,31</a> I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they… <a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Isaiah 65:15</a> And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:<a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a> Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.they.<a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm">Hebrews 4:2</a> 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.<a href="/hebrews/3-19.htm">Hebrews 3:19</a> So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.<a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Galatians 3:8</a> And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.it was.<a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18,19</a> And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 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The "rest" here is both a present spiritual reality and a future promise, symbolizing salvation and eternal life. The idea of rest is also linked to the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land, which was a type of the ultimate rest believers find in Christ. The use of "remains" indicates that the promise of entering God's rest is still open, emphasizing God's enduring grace and the opportunity for salvation.and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience, This part references the Israelites who, despite hearing God's promises, failed to enter the Promised Land due to unbelief and disobedience (<a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a>). The "good news" they heard was the promise of entering a land flowing with milk and honey, which parallels the gospel message of salvation through Christ. Their failure serves as a warning and a lesson for contemporary believers about the consequences of unbelief and disobedience. This historical context underscores the importance of faith and obedience in the Christian life, as echoed in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Psalm 95:7-11</a>, which is also cited earlier in <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The original recipients of God's promise of rest, who failed to enter due to disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> A symbol of God's rest, initially promised to the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is debated. The author writes to Jewish Christians. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_audience.htm">The Audience</a> Jewish Christians who are being encouraged to remain faithful and obedient to enter God's rest. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_rest.htm">God's Rest</a> A spiritual state of peace and fulfillment, symbolized by the Promised Land, and ultimately fulfilled in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Disobedience prevented the Israelites from entering God's rest. Believers today must heed this warning and live obediently. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_rest_remains.htm">The Promise of Rest Remains</a> God's promise of rest is still available. It is not limited to a physical land but is a spiritual rest found in Christ. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_perseverance.htm">Faith and Perseverance</a> Entering God's rest requires faith and perseverance. Believers are encouraged to hold fast to their faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_unbelief.htm">The Danger of Unbelief</a> Just as unbelief led to the Israelites' downfall, it can prevent believers from experiencing God's rest today. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_enter_rest.htm">Encouragement to Enter Rest</a> The passage encourages believers to strive to enter God's rest, emphasizing the urgency and importance of this spiritual goal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 4</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'lord_of_the_sabbath'_mean.htm">What does 'Lord of the Sabbath' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_peter_2_13-14_with_civil_disobedience.htm">1 Peter 2:13-14: How can we reconcile the instruction to submit to all human authorities with moral responsibility and examples of civil disobedience elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_faithful_believers_suffer_harm.htm">Psalm 4:8: If peace and safety are promised to believers, how do we explain faithful individuals who suffer harm or persecution, seemingly contradicting this assurance?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_teach_about_hate.htm">Are you content with what you have now?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The substance of the preceding verses may be thus expressed: There is a rest of God, into which some are to enter with God,--a rest not yet entered at the time of the wandering in the wilderness, and therefore not that which followed the work of creation,--a rest from which some were excluded because of unbelief. These five particulars are repeated in substance in the present verse: "Seeing, therefore, it is (still) left that some should enter in, and they to whom formerly glad tidings were declared entered not in because of disobedience, He again," &c. "Disobedience"--though <a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm" title="For to us was the gospel preached, as well as to them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.">Hebrews 4:2</a> speaks of unbelief as the cause: see Note on <a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm" title="And to whom swore he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?">Hebrews 3:18</a>. In <a href="/john/3-36.htm" title="He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God stays on him.">John 3:36</a>, the transition from "believeth" to "obeyeth" is equally striking.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 6, 7. - Since therefore it remains that some should enter into it, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached entered not in because of disobedience, he again defineth a certain day, saying in David, after so long a time, To-day; as it hath been before said, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, etc. The continued openness of the rest, and the failure of the Israelites of old to enter it, are the reasons why a further day for entering was defined in the psalm. But here the thought is suggested that the Israelites had not finally failed, for that, though those under Moses did so, the next generation under Joshua did attain the promised land. No, it is replied; the rest of the promised land was but a type after all; it was not the true rest of God: otherwise the psalmist could not have still assigned a day for entering it so long after the arrival at Shiloh; - <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/4-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Since, Ἐπεὶ (Epei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1893.htm">Strong's 1893: </a> Of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else. From epi and ei; thereupon, i.e. Since. then, οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. it remains [for] ἀπολείπεται (apoleipetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_620.htm">Strong's 620: </a> From apo and leipo; to leave behind; by implication, to forsake. some τινὰς (tinas) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. to enter εἰσελθεῖν (eiselthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. [His rest], αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and [since] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. those who οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. formerly πρότερον (proteron) Adverb - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_4386.htm">Strong's 4386: </a> Formerly, before. Neuter of proteros as adverb; previously. heard the good news εὐαγγελισθέντες (euangelisthentes) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2097.htm">Strong's 2097: </a> From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel. did not enter εἰσῆλθον (eisēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. because of δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [their] disobedience, ἀπείθειαν (apeitheian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_543.htm">Strong's 543: </a> Willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience. 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