King James Version
What Does Hebrews 4:5 Mean?
“And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.”
Context
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For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
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For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
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And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
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Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein , and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: it was: or, the gospel was
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Again, 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.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**18. do good--**like God Himself (Psa 119:68; Ac 14:17) and Christ (Ac 10:38). Tittmann translates, "to do," or "act well"; as the Greek for "to be beneficent" is a distinct word, agathopoiein.
**rich in good works--**so "rich in faith," which produces good works (Jas 2:5). Contrasted with "rich in this world," 1Ti 6:17. Literally, it is "rich in honorable (right) works." Greek, "kalois," "ergois," are works good or right in themselves: "agathois," good to another.
**ready to distribute--**free givers [Alford]; the heart not cleaving to possessions, but ready to impart to others.
**willing to communicate--**ready contributors [Alford]: liberal in admitting others to share our goods in common with ourselves (Ga 6:6; He 13:16).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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