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Hebrews 4:9 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 4 · verse 9
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.Hebrews 4:9 · King James Version
Hebrews 4:9 in context
7Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
8For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
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Key words (Strong's)
- remainethapoleipōto leave, to leave behind, to desert or forsakeG620 →
- peoplelaosa people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language…G2992 →
- restsabbatismosa keeping sabbath, the blessed rest from toils and troubles looked for in the age to come…G4520 →
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Here, I. The apostle declares that our privileges by Christ under the gospel are not only as great, but greater than those enjoyed under the Mosaic law. He specifies this, that we have a promise left us of entering into his rest;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10