Hebrews 4:10

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
entered	εἰσελθὼν eiselthōn	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
rest	κατάπαυσιν katapausin	G2663	reposing down · noun — accusative singular feminine
he	αὐτὸς autos	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular masculine
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
ceased	κατέπαυσεν katepausen	G2664	to settle down · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
own	ἰδίων idiōn	G2398	pertaining to self · adjective — genitive plural neuter
works	ἔργων ergōn	G2041	toil (as an effort or occupation) · noun — genitive plural neuter
as	ὥσπερ hōsper	G5618	just as · conjunction
God	θεός.¶ theos	G2316	figuratively · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine

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Cross-references

Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, th…
Hebrews 4:3-4 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…
1 Peter 4:1-2 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the fle…
John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Hebrews 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had b…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 4:1-10

Here, I. The apostle declares that our privileges by Christ under the gospel are not only as great, but greater than those enjoyed under the Mosaic law. He specifies this, that we have a promise left us of entering into his rest; that is, of entering into a covenant-relation to Christ, and a state of communion with God through Christ, and of growing up therein, till we are made perfect in glory. We have discoveries of this rest, and proposals, and the best directions how we may attain unto it. This promise of spiritual rest is a promise left us by the Lord Jesus Christ in his last will and testament, as a precious legacy. Our business is to see to it that we be the legatees, that we lay our…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 4:10

For--justifying and explaining the word "rest," or "Sabbatism," just used (see on Heb 4:9). he that is entered--whosoever once enters. his rest--God's rest: the rest prepared by God for His people [ESTIUS]. Rather, "His rest": the man's rest: that assigned to him by God as his. The Greek is the same as that for "his own" immediately after. hath ceased--The Greek aorist is used of indefinite time, "is wont to cease," or rather, "rest": rests. The past tense implies at the same time the certainty of it, as also that in this life a kind of foretaste in Christ is already given [GROTIUS] (Jer 6:16; Mat 11:28-29). Our highest happiness shall, according to this verse, consist in our being uni…

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Adam Clarke on Hebrews 4:10

For he that is entered into his rest - The man who has believed in Christ Jesus has entered into his rest; the state of happiness which he has provided, and which is the forerunner of eternal glory. Hath ceased from his own works - No longer depends on the observance of Mosaic rites and ceremonies for his justification and final happiness. He rests from all these works of the law as fully as God has rested from his works of creation. Those who restrain the word rest to the signification of eternal glory, say, that ceasing from our own works relates to the sufferings, tribulations, afflictions, etc., of this life; as in Rev 14:13. I understand it as including both. In speaking of the Sabbath,…

The Church Fathers

"And he himself rested." As if he had rested.
— Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews

As the God of all on the sixth day completed the whole of creation, and on the seventh he rested from creating, so those departing this life and moving to that one will be rid of the present labors.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF HEBREWS 4

"who has entered."Since they were weary from evils, there was no mention made of the countless goods that were to come, he comforts them by saying that he who has entered into the third rest, which is the rest of the kingdom of heaven, rests from his works, that is, from persecutions, temptations, afflictions, just as indeed God rested from the works He had done in the first rest.
— Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews

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Dictionary and topics

Heaven — (1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe (Gen. 1:1; Jer. 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) The firmament,…
Anthropomorphisms · .Resting — .Resting
Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;
Regeneration · 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3; — 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3;
Rest · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrews 4:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 4:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 4:10

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 4:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 4:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 4:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 4:10

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 4:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Hebrews 4:10

John Calvin on Hebrews 4:3-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 4:10