Hebrews 4:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: ”

Hebrews 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein - That is, “Since there is a rest spoken of in the Scriptures, implying that it is to be enjoyed by some, and since they to whom it was...
Hebrews 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 4:1-13 continues the exposition of Psalms 95. The writer has already dealt with the warning contained therein; now he shows that this very warning implies a promise. In declaring that His...
Hebrews 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

some . Greek. tines. App-124. therein . into (Greek. eis) it. to whom, &c . = who were first evangelized. See Hebrews 4:2 . because of . Greek. dia . App-104. Hebrews 4:2 . Compare...
Hebrews 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: It remaineth that some must enter therein - Why our translators...
Hebrews 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Seeing therefore it remaineth, &c.— The difficulty here is, how does it appear, from the passages cited, that any were to enter into God's rest? That the incredulous and disobedient children of...
Hebrews 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: It remaineth - still to be realized. Some must enter....
Hebrews 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Supremacy of Christ. The OT. itself testifies to His supremacy as God's Son over its own chief personages: (a) first the angels, through whom the Jews believed that creation had been effected a...
Hebrews 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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, an...
Hebrews 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER III. FUNDAMENTAL ONENESS OF THE DISPENSATIONS. Hebrews 3:1 - Hebrews 4:13 (R.V.). "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High-priest of...
Hebrews 4:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Rest That Joshua Could Not Give Hebrews 4:1-10 The good news of Canaan's rest was preached to Israel but availed nothing, because the hearers were destitute of faith. They said, Can God ?...
Hebrews 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The picture of the whole generation who perished in the wilderness is brought to mind, and the question is, What did they lack, and why did they perish? They did not lack the message of "good tidings...
Hebrews 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. (2) For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the...
Hebrews 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Seeing therefore it remaineth ,.... It follows by just consequence, that some must enter therein ; for God's swearing concerning some, that they should not enter into his rest, supposes that other...
Hebrews 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: Ver. 6. Seeing therefore it remaineth ] This is a deduction...
Hebrews 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For he spake in a certain place Namely, Genesis 2:2 ; Exodus 31:17 ; on this wise, God did rest , &c. These words the apostle quotes, because they show that the seventh-day rest is fitly c...
Hebrews 4:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

"Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it." This admonition is a continuation of Ch. 3. The promise has been left us,...
Hebrews 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gospel Privileges; Cautions against Apostasy. A. D. 62. 1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promi...
Hebrews 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Spirit having demonstrated, that God's rest sworn to believers in the gospel, and mentioned by David, could not be the seventh day's rest; proceeds to prove likewise, that it could not be the res...
Hebrews 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

SOUL-REST CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THIS chapter should not have been separated from the previous one, as it is a continuation of the hortatory passage. There is, however, a break in the tr...
Hebrews 4:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 4:1-11 Fear and Rest. I. The worldly man neither fears nor loves God. He sometimes imagines he loves God, because he is not afraid, because he is not awed by the holy majesty of God, and...
Hebrews 4:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 4:1 . Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. If you avoid the very seeming of it, you will avoid the t...
Hebrews 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 4:1 . Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. This caution is repeated from the preseding chapter, but th...
Hebrews 4:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

We which have believed do enter into rest The distinguishing characters of true believers 1. A sweet experience declared, “We do enter into rest.” It is an experience of a spiritual and heave...
Hebrews 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A REST STILL OFFERED TO CHRISTIANS . Hebrews 4:1 Let us fear, therefore, lest, a promise being still left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to hav...
Hebrews 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The rest remaining to the people of God:
Hebrews 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:29 ; Acts 13:46 ; Acts 13:47 ; Acts 28:28 ; Galatians 3:8 ; Hebrews 3:18 ; Hebrews 3:19 ; Hebrews 4:2 ; Hebrews 4:9 ; Isaiah 65:15 ; Luke 14:21-24 ; Matthew 21:43 ; Matth...
Hebrews 4:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Let Us Hebrews 4:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Every book in the Bible is correlated with every other book. The Bible is a perfect whole. No book can be taken away without its unity and continuity b...

Hebrews 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hebrews 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hebrews 4:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hebrews 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hebrews 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hebrews 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 4:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hebrews 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hebrews 4:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 4:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 4:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hebrews 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hebrews 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hebrews 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 4:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary