Hebrews 4:10

Contemporary English Version

On that day God's people will rest from their work, just as God rested from his work.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For the person who has entered his rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from his.

King James Version (1611)
For he that is entred into his rest, hee also hath ceased from his owne works, as God did from his.

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

English Standard Version
for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

New American Standard Bible
For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

New Century Version
Anyone who enters God's rest will rest from his work as God did.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

Berean Standard Bible
For whoever enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

Complete Jewish Bible
For the one who has enter ed God's rest has also rested from his own works , as God did from his.

Darby Translation
For he that has entered into his rest, he also has rested from his works, as God did from his own.

Easy-to-Read Version
God rested after he finished his work. So everyone who enters God's place of rest will also have rest from their own work just as God did.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For he that is entred into his rest, hath also ceased from his owne works, as God did from his.

George Lamsa Translation
For he who has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

Good News Translation
For those who receive that rest which God promised will rest from their own work, just as God rested from his.

Lexham English Bible
For the one who has entered into his rest has also himself rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

Literal Translation
For he entering into His rest, he himself also rested from his works, as God had rested from His own. LXX-Psa. 95:11; Gen. 2:2

Amplified Bible
For the one who has once entered His rest has also rested from [the weariness and pain of] his [human] labors, just as God rested from [those labors uniquely] His own.

American Standard Version
For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

Bible in Basic English
For the man who comes into his rest has had rest from his works, as God did from his.

Hebrew Names Version
For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

International Standard Version
For the one who enters God'shis">[fn] rest has himself rested from his own works, just as God diddid">[fn] from his.

Etheridge Translation
For he who is entered into his rest hath also reposed himself from his works, as Aloha (did) from his.

Murdock Translation
For he who had entered into his rest, hath also rested from his works, as God did from his.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he that is entred into his rest, hath ceassed also from his owne workes, as God [dyd] from his.

English Revised Version
For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

World English Bible
For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For he that hath entered into his rest, hath himself also ceased from his works, as God did from his.

Weymouth's New Testament
For He who has been admitted to His rest, has rested from His works as God did from His.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For he that is entrid in to his reste, restide of hise werkis, as also God of hise.

Update Bible Version
For he that has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he that hath entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his.)

New English Translation
For the one who enters God's rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

New King James Version
For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

New Living Translation
For all who have entered into God's rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.

New Life Bible
The man who goes into God's rest, rests from his own work the same as God rested from His work.

New Revised Standard
for those who enter God's rest also cease from their labors as God did from his.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, he that hath entered into his rest, He too, hath rested from his works, just as, from his own, God, rested .

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he that is entered into his rest, the same also hath rested from his works, as God did from his.

Revised Standard Version
for whoever enters God's rest also ceases from his labors as God did from his.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For he yt is is entred into his rest doth cease from his awne workes as god did from his.

Young's Literal Translation
for he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For he that is entred in to his rest, ceasseth from his workes, as God doth from his

Mace New Testament (1729)
then he that enters into divine rest, will indeed rest from his works, as God did from his.

Simplified Cowboy Version
All those cowboys who have finished the drive have been able to experience this rest, just like God did after creating the world.

Contextual Overview

¹ The promise to enter the place of rest is still good, and we must take care that none of you miss out. ² We have heard the message, just as they did. But they failed to believe what they heard, and the message did not do them any good. ³ Only people who have faith will enter the place of rest. It is just as the Scriptures say, "God became angry and told the people, ‘You will never enter my place of rest!'" God said this, even though everything has been ready from the time of creation. ⁴ In fact, somewhere the Scriptures say that by the seventh day, God had finished his work, and so he rested. ⁵ We also read that he later said, "You people will never enter my place of rest!" ⁶ This means that the promise to enter is still good, because those who first heard about it disobeyed and did not enter. ⁷ Much later God told David to make the promise again, just as I have already said, "If you hear his voice today, don't be stubborn!" ⁸ If Joshua had really given the people rest, there would not be any need for God to talk about another day of rest. ⁹ But God has promised us a Sabbath when we will rest, even though it has not yet come. ¹⁰ On that day God's people will rest from their work, just as God rested from his work.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he that: Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 10:12, Revelation 14:13

hath: John 19:30, 1 Peter 4:1, 1 Peter 4:2

as: Hebrews 4:3, Hebrews 4:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 31:17 - six days Leviticus 16:29 - do no Ezekiel 46:1 - on the sabbath

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."

Genesis 4:9
Afterwards the Lord asked Cain, "Where is Abel?" "How should I know?" he answered. "Am I supposed to look after my brother?"

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.

Genesis 9:5
I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.

Genesis 18:20
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.

Exodus 3:7
The Lord said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them,

Numbers 35:33
I, the Lord , live among you people of Israel, so your land must be kept pure. But when a murder takes place, blood pollutes the land, and it becomes unclean. If that happens, the murderer must be put to death, so the land will be clean again. Keep murder out of Israel!

Joshua 7:19
"Achan," Joshua said, "the Lord God of Israel has decided that you are guilty. Is this true? Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything."

Job 16:18
If I should die, I beg the earth not to cover my cry for justice.

Job 24:12
And along the city streets, the wounded and dying cry out, yet God does nothing.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he that is entered into his rest, c] This is to be understood not of believers, nor of their entrance into the Gospel rest, or into eternal rest, but of the Lord Jesus Christ for a single person is only spoken of, and not many, as in Hebrews 4:3 and the rest entered into is his own, which cannot be said of any other; and besides, a comparison is run between his entrance into rest, and ceasing from his works, and God's resting the seventh day, and ceasing from his, which can only agree with him; and besides, Christ is immediately spoken of, and at large described in Hebrews 4:12. Now he entered into his rest, not when he was laid in the grave, but when he rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God, as having done his work; and this is the ground and foundation of the saints' rest under the Gospel dispensation; for these words are a reason of the former, as appears by the causal particle "for": and now being at rest,

he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his; Christ had works to do, as preaching the Gospel, performing miracles, and obtaining the redemption and salvation of his people: these were given him to do, and he undertook them, and he has finished them; and so ceases from them, as never to repeat them more; they being done effectually, stand in no need of it; and so as to take delight and complacency in them; the pleasure of the Lord prospering in, his hand, the effects of his labour answering his designs; just as God ceased from the works of creation, when he had finished them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he that is entered into rest - That is, the man who is so happy as to reach heaven, will enjoy a rest similar to what God had when he finished the work of creation. It will be:

(1)A cessation from toil; and,

(2)It will be a rest similar to that of God - the same kind of enjoyment, the same freedom from care, anxiety, and labor.

How happy then are they who have entered into heaven! Their toils are over. Their labors are done. Never again will they know fatigue. Never more will they feel anxious care. Let us learn then:

(1) Not to mourn improperly for those who have left us and gone to heaven. Happy in the rest of God, why should not we rejoice? Why wish them back again in a world of toil!

(2) Let us in our toils look forward to the world of rest. Our labors will all be over. The weary man will lay down his burden; the exhausted frame will know fatigue no more. Rest is sweet at night after the toils of day; how much more sweet will it be in heaven after the toils of life! Let us.

(3) Labor while is is called today. Soon we shall cease from our work. All that we have to do is to be done soon. We shall soon cease from “our” work as God did from his. What we have to do for the salvation of children, brothers, sisters, friends, and for the world, is to be done soon. From the abodes of bliss we shall not be sent forth to speak to our kindred of the blessedness of that world, or to admonish our friends to escape from the place of despair. The pastor will not come again to warn and invite his people; the parent will not come again to tell his children of the Saviour and of heaven; the neighbor will not come to admonish his neighbor; compare Luke 16:24-29. We shall all have ceased from our work as God did from his; and never again shall we speak to a living friend to invite him to heaven.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 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, c., of this life as in Revelation 14:13. I understand it as including both.

In speaking of the Sabbath, as typifying a state of blessedness in the other world, the apostle follows the opinions of the Jews of his own and after times. The phrase שבת עלאה ושבת התאה shabbath illaah, veshabbath tethaah, the sabbath above, and the sabbath below, is common among the Jewish writers; and they think that where the plural number is used, as in Leviticus 19:30: Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, that the lower and higher sabbaths are intended, and that the one is prefigured by the other. See many examples in Schoettgen.