King James Version
Hebrews 4:9 in the King James Version says “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. rest: or, keeping of a sabbath” — study this verse from Hebrews chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. rest: or, keeping of a sabbath”
Hebrews 4:9 · KJV
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.
For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. Jesus: that is, Joshua
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. rest: or, keeping of a sabbath
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. unbelief: or, disobedience
KJV Study — Public Domain
“There remaineth”
G620to leave behind (passively, remain); by implication, to forsake
“a rest”
G4520a "sabbatism", i.e., (figuratively) the repose of christianity (as a type of heaven)
“to the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
“of God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
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