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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"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hebrews/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Consequently, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God&#8217s people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But God has promised us a Sabbath when we will rest, even though it has not yet come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, a time of rest and worship exists for God's people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As it is, however, there still remains for God's people a rest like God's resting on the seventh day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There remains, therefore, a Sabbath rest for the people of God to keep, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />there remains, then, a Sabbath rest to the people of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore a celebration of a sabbath remains to the people of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There remaineth therefore a day of rest for the people of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, there remains a Sabbath of rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It is therefore the duty of the people of God to keep the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />So then, it remains for the people of God to keep the Sabbath.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />There remains, therefore, a sabbath state for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore there is a sabbatism left for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />A sabbatical rest then still remaineth for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />which shows that the people of God have a sabbath still to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Consequently, there remains a sabbath-keeping for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/4-9.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=573" 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/4.htm">The Sabbath Rest</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/620.htm" title="620: apoleipetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From apo and leipo; to leave behind; by implication, to forsake.">There remains,</a> <a href="/greek/686.htm" title="686: ara (Conj) -- Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.">then,</a> <a href="/greek/4520.htm" title="4520: sabbatismos (N-NMS) -- A keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest. From a derivative of sabbaton; a sabbatism, i.e. the repose of Christianity.">a Sabbath rest</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for the</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laō (N-DMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">10</span>For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.…<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="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-14</a></span><br />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.<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="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-8.htm">Matthew 12:8</a></span><br />For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Luke 6:5</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Revelation 14:13</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Revelation 22:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-15.htm">Exodus 31:15-17</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There remains therefore a rest to the people of God.</p><p class="hdg">remaineth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1,3</a></b></br> Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left <i>us</i> of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it… </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="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Hebrews 11:25</a></b></br> Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/47-9.htm">Psalm 47:9</a></b></br> The princes of the people are gathered together, <i>even</i> the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth <i>belong</i> unto God: he is greatly exalted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a></b></br> And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Sabbath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/2-1.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Sabbath</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">The Sabbath-Rest for Christians is attained by faith.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">The power of God's word.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">By our high priest Jesus, the Son of God,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">we may and must go boldly to the throne of grace.</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/4.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/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>There remains, then,</b><br>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.<p><b>a Sabbath rest</b><br>The term "Sabbath rest" is unique and signifies more than just a physical rest. It draws from the creation account in <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>, where God rested on the seventh day, setting a pattern for humanity. This rest is not merely about ceasing from work but entering into a state of spiritual peace and fulfillment. It also connects to the Mosaic Law, where the Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel (<a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Exodus 31:16-17</a>). Theologically, it points to a deeper, eschatological rest that believers anticipate, a rest that is fulfilled in Christ, who offers rest for the soul (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<p><b>for the people of God.</b><br>This phrase identifies the recipients of the Sabbath rest. In the context of Hebrews, "the people of God" refers to those who have faith in Jesus Christ, both Jews and Gentiles, who are grafted into the spiritual lineage of Abraham (<a href="/galatians/3-7.htm">Galatians 3:7-9</a>). Historically, the people of God were the Israelites, but the New Covenant expands this to include all who believe in Christ. This rest is a promise for the community of believers, emphasizing the unity and inclusivity of God's promise. It also serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His people, highlighting the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_recipients.htm">The Recipients</a></b><br>Jewish Christians who were familiar with the Old Testament and the concept of the Sabbath rest, facing pressure to revert to Judaism.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_rest.htm">Sabbath Rest</a></b><br>A concept rooted in the creation account and the Mosaic Law, symbolizing God's rest after creation and the rest promised to His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_god.htm">The People of God</a></b><br>Refers to believers in Christ, both Jewish and Gentile, who are part of the new covenant community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>Historically, the land of Canaan, which was a type of the ultimate rest found in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sabbath_rest.htm">Understanding Sabbath Rest</a></b><br>The 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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_promise.htm">The Continuity of God's Promise</a></b><br>The promise of rest remains for the people of God, indicating that God's promises are enduring and applicable to believers today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/entering_god's_rest.htm">Entering God's Rest</a></b><br>Believers are called to enter into God's rest through faith and obedience, reflecting a life of trust and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_rest_as_a_foretaste_of_eternity.htm">The Rest as a Foretaste of Eternity</a></b><br>The Sabbath rest is a foretaste of the eternal rest believers will experience in heaven, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_persevere.htm">Encouragement to Persevere</a></b><br>The promise of rest serves as an encouragement to persevere in faith amidst trials and temptations, knowing that ultimate rest awaits.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_christian_comfort_zone.htm">What defines a Christian comfort zone?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_apocatastasis_mean.htm">What does 'Sabbath made for man' signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_one_enter_god's_rest.htm">How can one enter God's rest?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'rest_in_peace'_(rip)_mean.htm">What does "Rest in Peace" (RIP) mean?</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>(9) <span class= "bld">There remaineth therefore.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">therefore there is</span> (still) <span class= "ital">left:</span> the word is the same as in <a href="/hebrews/4-6.htm" title="Seeing therefore it remains that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:">Hebrews 4:6</a>. 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 <span class= "ital">permanent</span> and at all times <span class= "ital">present.</span> 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.<p><span class= "bld">A rest.</span>--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."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/4-9.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">So</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄρα</span> <span class="translit">(ara)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_686.htm">Strong's 686: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there remains</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπολείπεται</span> <span class="translit">(apoleipetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_620.htm">Strong's 620: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and leipo; to leave behind; by implication, to forsake.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a Sabbath rest</span><br /><span class="grk">σαββατισμὸς</span> <span class="translit">(sabbatismos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4520.htm">Strong's 4520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest. From a derivative of sabbaton; a 'sabbatism', i.e. the repose of Christianity.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<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">people</span><br /><span class="grk">λαῷ</span> <span class="translit">(laō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a people.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a Sabbath rest (Heb. 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