Hebrews 4:5

Simplified Cowboy Version

But remember he warned, "Those who don't believe won't get any of my rest."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Again, in that passage he says, They will never enter my rest.

King James Version (1611)
And in this place againe: If they shall enter into my rest.

King James Version
And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

English Standard Version
And again in this passage he said, "They shall not enter my rest."

New American Standard Bible
and again in this passage, "THEY CERTAINLY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST."

New Century Version
And again in the Scripture God said, "They will never enter my rest."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and again in this passage, "THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST."

Legacy Standard Bible
and again in this passage, "They shall not enter My rest."

Berean Standard Bible
And again, as He says in the passage above: "They shall never enter My rest."

Contemporary English Version
We also read that he later said, "You people will never enter my place of rest!"

Complete Jewish Bible
And once more, our present text says, "They will not enter my rest."

Darby Translation
and in this again, If they shall enter into my rest.

Easy-to-Read Version
But in the Scripture above God said, "They will never enter my place of rest."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And in this place againe, If they shall enter into my rest.

George Lamsa Translation
And here again he said, They shall not enter into my rest.

Good News Translation
This same matter is spoken of again: "They will never enter that land where I would have given them rest."

Lexham English Bible
and in this passage again, ‘They will never enter into my rest.'"

Literal Translation
And in this again, "They shall not enter into My rest." MT-Psalm 95:11

Amplified Bible
and again in this, "THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST."

American Standard Version
and in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest.

Bible in Basic English
And in the same place he says again, They will not come into my rest.

Hebrew Names Version
and in this place again, "They will not enter into my rest."

International Standard Version
and again in this place, "They will never enter my rest."Psalm 95:11">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
Yet here again he saith, They shall not enter into my rest.

Murdock Translation
And here again, he said, They shall not enter into my rest.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in this place againe: yf they shall enter into my rest.

English Revised Version
and in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest.

World English Bible
and in this place again, "They will not enter into my rest."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Seeing then it remaineth that some enter into it,

Weymouth's New Testament
and He has also declared, "They shall not be admitted to My rest."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in this place eftsoone, Thei schulen not entre in to my reste.

Update Bible Version
and in this [place] again, They shall not enter into my rest.

Webster's Bible Translation
And in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my rest.

New English Translation
but to repeat the text cited earlier: " They will never enter my rest! "

New King James Version
and again in this place: "They shall not enter My rest." Psalms 95:11">[fn]

New Living Translation
But in the other passage God said, "They will never enter my place of rest."

New Life Bible
But God said this about those who turned against Him, "They will not go into My rest."

New Revised Standard
And again in this place it says, "They shall not enter my rest."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And in this again - They shall not enter into my rest.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And in this place again: If they shall enter into my rest.

Revised Standard Version
And again in this place he said, "They shall never enter my rest."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And in this place agayne: They shall not come into my rest.

Young's Literal Translation
and in this [place] again, `If they shall enter into My rest -- ;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And in this place agayne: They shal not come in to my rest.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but in this place 'tis said, "they shall not enter into my rest."

THE MESSAGE
When the Promises Are Mixed with Faith For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God's goal for us, we need to be careful that we're not disqualified. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn't do them a bit of good because they didn't receive the promises with faith. If we believe, though, we'll experience that state of resting. But not if we don't have faith. Remember that God said, Exasperated, I vowed, "They'll never get where they're going, never be able to sit down and rest." God made that vow, even though he'd finished his part before the foundation of the world. Somewhere it's written, "God rested the seventh day, having completed his work," but in this other text he says, "They'll never be able to sit down and rest." So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David's psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen, don't turn a deaf ear... And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today." The promise of "arrival" and "rest" is still there for God's people. God himself is at rest. And at the end of the journey we'll surely rest with God. So let's keep at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some sort of disobedience. God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God's Word. We can't get away from it—no matter what. Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.

Contextual Overview

¹Now listen, we've still got that promise from God. We can still have the rest he promised us, but you've got to be careful you ain't left in the dust. ²We've got the same good news as they had, but they didn't listen. Be sure you do. You do that by having faith in what you hear and then doing it. ³Those who believe get the rest that was promised, just like God said, "I made them a promise when they made me mad, 'They won't ever get any rest.'"God's work is done. It has been since the seventh day after he'd made it all. ⁴He already told us this when the Good Book said, "On the seventh day, God sat down and rested because he was done." ⁵But remember he warned, "Those who don't believe won't get any of my rest." ⁶This all means some will still get the rest they're looking for, and others who've heard the good news and didn't trust in it, did not and will not. It ain't because God don't love them. It's because they don't love God. ⁷He told us what day the rest was available. The day he named was "today." This happened when he talked to us through David and said, "Today, if you hear his word, don't turn a deaf ear." ⁸The rest didn't happen when Joshua led them into the promised land. The rest is still promised to us today. ⁹There's another rest coming. A much better one for those who ride for God! ¹⁰All those cowboys who have finished the drive have been able to experience this rest, just like God did after creating the world.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hebrews 4:3, Hebrews 3:11

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 28:6 - I have Psalms 95:11 - I sware

Cross-References

Matthew 20:15
It is my money, isn't it? I can spend my money however I want. Or do I need to ask you how to spend it? Are you bein' jealous just because I am generous?'

Acts 13:45
But when some of the Jews saw how many people turned out, they became jealous. They started talking crap about Paul and argued with him over anything he said.

Hebrews 11:4
It was Abel's heapin' of faith that helped him bring a sacrifice to God that was worthy of what it was supposed to be. Cain's was not. Abel's sacrifice showed his faith in God and God showed his approval. Even though Abel has long been in the grave, his example still speaks.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in this place again,.... In Psalms 95:11 he speaks again of another rest distinct from that on the seventh day; which, and not the latter, is what believers under the Gospel dispensation enter into:

if they shall enter into my rest: that is, unbelievers shall not enter into it; as the unbelieving Israelites did not enter into the typical rest, so neither shall any unbeliever enter into the Gospel rest, the antitype of the former.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And in this place again - Psalms 95:11.

If they shall enter - That is, they shall not enter; see the notes at Hebrews 3:11. The object of quoting this here seems to be two-fold:

1. To show that even in this Psalm God spoke of “his” rest, and said that they should not enter into it; and,

(2)It is connected with Hebrews 4:6, and is designed to show that it was implied that a rest yet remained. “That which deserves to be called “the divine rest” is spoken of in the Scriptures, and as “they” did not enter into it, it follows that it must be in reserve for some others, and that the promise must still remain.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 4:5. And in this place again — In the ninety-fifth Psalm, already quoted, Psalms 95:3. This was a second rest which the Lord promised to the believing, obedient seed of Abraham; and as it was spoken of in the days of David, when the Jews actually possessed this long promised Canaan, therefore it is evident that that was not the rest which God intended, as the next verse shows.