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Hebrews 4

Hebrews 4:7

The Sabbath Rest · Hebrews 4:1–11
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Translations

Modern
God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
…again He designates a certain day as “Today,” saying in David after so long a time, just as it has been said before, “Today, if you should hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Latin
…iterum terminat diem quemdam, Hodie, in David dicendo, post tantum temporis, sicut supra dictum est: Hodie si vocem ejus audieritis, nolite obdurare corda vestra.

Original

Greek
English
God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

Notes

Hebrews 4:7

God again designated a certain day as “Today,”: David wrote Psalm 95 long after the events in the wilderness, so God's rest is not just for that earlier generation. The words from Psalm 95:7–8 urge us not to harden our hearts when we hear God's voice, so we can enter the rest that the people in the wilderness missed. This chance is available today (see Hebrews 3:13).

Parallels

Genesis 2:1–3 Exodus 16:22–30

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Hardness of Heart Hebrews, Letter to the Land Numbers, Book of Perseverance Psalms, Book of Rest Sabbath

Topics

Faith: General Scriptures Concerning Listening to God Obduracy (Hardness): General Scriptures Concerning Procrastination: General Scriptures Concerning Regeneration: General Scriptures Concerning Repentance: The Present Time the Season For Rest: Spiritual The Heart: Harden Not, Against God Works: Insufficiency of, for Salvation