Hebrews 4:8

“For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Hebrews 4:8

For if Iesus had giuen them rest, then would he not afterward haue spoken of another day.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have said anything about another day.
- Basic English Bible

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

For if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.
- Darby Bible

For if Jesus had given them rest, he would never have afterwards spoken of another day.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.
- English Revised Version

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Hebrews 4:8

Wesley's Notes for Hebrews 4:8


4:8 The rest - All the rest which God had promised.



People's Bible Notes for Hebrews 4:8


Heb 4:8 For if Jesus. "Joshua" in the Revised Version. "Jesus" is the Greek form of the Hebrew word "Joshua". Had given them rest. Joshua led Israel over the Jordan into Canaan, but that did not give them complete rest. Then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. If that had been true, David would not have exhorted them to seek to enter into rest. Five hundred years after they entered Canaan this exhortation is given in Ps 95:7-11.

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