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Hebrews 4

Heb. 4:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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There remaineth
apoleipo (Greek #620)
to leave behind (passively, remain); by implication, to forsake
KJV usage: leave, remain.
Pronounce: ap-ol-ipe'-o
Origin: from 575 and 3007
therefore
ara (Greek #686)
a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)
KJV usage: haply, (what) manner (of man), no doubt, perhaps, so be, then, therefore, truly, wherefore. Often used in connection with other particles, especially 1065 or 3767 (after) or 1487 (before). Compare also 687.
Pronounce: ar'-ah
Origin: probably from 142 (through the idea of drawing a conclusion)
a βrest
sabbatismos (Greek #4520)
a "sabbatism", i.e. (figuratively) the repose of Christianity (as a type of heaven)
KJV usage: rest.
Pronounce: sab-bat-is-mos'
Origin: from a derivative of 4521
to the people
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
laos (Greek #2992)
a people (in general; thus differing from 1218, which denotes one's own populace)
KJV usage: people.
Pronounce: lah-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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or, keeping of a sabbath.

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Ministry on This Verse

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remaineth.
Heb. 4:1,3• 1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed of it.
 3For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from the foundation of the world. (Heb. 4:1,3)
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Heb. 3:11• 11so I swore in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest. (Heb. 3:11)
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Isa. 11:10• 10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, standing as a banner of the peoples: the nations shall seek it; and his resting-place shall be glory. (Isa. 11:10)
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Isa. 57:2• 2He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, each one that hath walked in his uprightness. (Isa. 57:2)
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Isa. 60:19‑20• 19The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
 20Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. (Isa. 60:19‑20)
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Rev. 7:14‑17• 14And I said to him, My lord, *thou* knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
 15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits upon the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
 16They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;
 17because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Rev. 7:14‑17)
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Rev. 21:4• 4And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away. (Rev. 21:4)
rest.
or, keeping of a sabbath.
people.
Heb. 11:25• 25choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have the temporary pleasure of sin; (Heb. 11:25)
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Psa. 47:9• 9The willing-hearted of the peoples have gathered together, with the people of the God of Abraham. For unto God belong the shields of the earth: he is greatly exalted. (Psa. 47:9)
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Matt. 1:21• 21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for *he* shall save his people from their sins. (Matt. 1:21)
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Titus 2:14• 14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works. (Titus 2:14)
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1 Peter 2:10• 10who once were not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy. (1 Peter 2:10)
• it is wholly future; it remains for His people, whether for those above or for those below. For Christ is the Heir of all things, and we are joint-heirs with Him. All things in heaven and all things on earth are to be under Him, not in title only by personal exaltation at God's right-hand, but by actual possession in indisputable and acknowledged power when He reigns on His own throne. Such is the rest of God, as His word presents it (“Hebrews 4:3-10” by W. Kelly)
• The state of the people was worse than the rest that Joshua gave them; which, as their own psalms prove, was no rest at all. (“Hebrews 4” by J.N. Darby)
• In chapter 4 the rest of God {is} left vague in its character, in order to embrace both the heavenly part and the earthly part of our Lord’s millennial reign. (“Hebrews 6” by J.N. Darby)
• The great truth is established that, whether it be God’s heavenly rest for a heavenly people or God’s earthly rest for an earthly people, the rest is still future. (“The Rest to Which the Wilderness Leads: Hebrews 4:1-11” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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There remains then a sabbatism to the people of God.

W. Kelly Translation

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There remaineth therefore a sabbatism for the people of God.