Hebrews 4:4

International Standard Version

For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day as follows: "On the seventh day God rested from all his works,"Genesis 2:2">[fn]Genesis 2:2; Exodus 20:11; 31:17;">[xr]

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in this way: And on the seventh day God rested from all his works.

King James Version (1611)
For he spake in a certaine place of the seuenth day on this wise: And God did rest the seuenth day from all his works.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."

New American Standard Bible
For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: "AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS";

New Century Version
In the Scriptures he talked about the seventh day of the week: "And on the seventh day God rested from all his works."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: "AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS";

Legacy Standard Bible
For He has spoken somewhere in this way concerning the seventh day: "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works";

Berean Standard Bible
For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: "And on the seventh day God rested from all His works."

Contemporary English Version
In fact, somewhere the Scriptures say that by the seventh day, God had finished his work, and so he rested.

Complete Jewish Bible
For there is a place where it is said, concerning the seventh day, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."

Darby Translation
For he has said somewhere of the seventh [day] thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:

Easy-to-Read Version
Yes, somewhere in the Scriptures he talked about the seventh day of the week. He said, "So on the seventh day God rested from all his work."

Geneva Bible (1587)
For he spake in a certaine place of the seuenth day on this wise, And God did rest the seuenth day from all his workes.

George Lamsa Translation
For he said concerning the sabbath, God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

Good News Translation
For somewhere in the Scriptures this is said about the seventh day: "God rested on the seventh day from all his work."

Lexham English Bible
For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,"

Literal Translation
For He has spoken somewhere about the seventh day this way, "And God rested from all His works in the seventh day." Gen. 2:2

Amplified Bible
For somewhere [in Scripture] He has said this about the seventh day: "AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS";

American Standard Version
For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;

Bible in Basic English
For in one place he has said of the seventh day, And God had rest from all his works on the seventh day;

Hebrew Names Version
For he has said somewhere about the seventh day like this, "God rested on the seventh day from all his works;"

Etheridge Translation
As he said concerning the shabath, God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

Murdock Translation
As he said of the sabbath, God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth daye on this wyse: And God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all his workes.

English Revised Version
For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;

World English Bible
For he has said somewhere about the seventh day like this, "God rested on the seventh day from all his works;"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For he saith thus in a certain place, of the seventh day , And God rested on the seventh day from all his works: And in this again, They shall not enter into my rest.

Weymouth's New Testament
For, as we know, when speaking of the seventh day He has used the words, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he seide thus in a place of the seuenthe dai, And God restide in the seuenthe dai from alle hise werkis.

Update Bible Version
For he has said somewhere of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;

Webster's Bible Translation
For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God rested the seventh day from all his works.

New English Translation
For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: " And God rested on the seventh day from all his works ,"

New King James Version
For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works"; Genesis 2:2">[fn]

New Living Translation
We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all his work."

New Life Bible
In the Holy Writings He said this about the seventh day when He made the whole world, "God rested on the seventh day from all He had made."

New Revised Standard
For in one place it speaks about the seventh day as follows, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For he hath spoken, somewhere, concerning the seventh day , thus - And God rested, on the seventh day, from all his works;

Douay-Rheims Bible
For in a certain place he spoke of the seventh day thus: And God rested the seventh day from all his works.

Revised Standard Version
For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For he spake in a certayne place of ye seveth daye on this wyse: And god did rest ye seventh daye fro all his workes.

Young's Literal Translation
for He spake in a certain place concerning the seventh [day] thus: `And God did rest in the seventh day from all His works;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For he spake in a certayne place of the seueth daye, on this wyse: And God rested on the seuenth daye from all his workes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
of which in a certain place relating to the seventh day, 'tis said, "and God did rest the seventh day from all his works."

THE MESSAGE
When the Promises Are Mixed with Faith For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God's goal for us, we need to be careful that we're not disqualified. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn't do them a bit of good because they didn't receive the promises with faith. If we believe, though, we'll experience that state of resting. But not if we don't have faith. Remember that God said, Exasperated, I vowed, "They'll never get where they're going, never be able to sit down and rest." God made that vow, even though he'd finished his part before the foundation of the world. Somewhere it's written, "God rested the seventh day, having completed his work," but in this other text he says, "They'll never be able to sit down and rest." So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David's psalm, centuries later than the original invitation: Today, please listen, don't turn a deaf ear... And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today." The promise of "arrival" and "rest" is still there for God's people. God himself is at rest. And at the end of the journey we'll surely rest with God. So let's keep at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some sort of disobedience. God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God's Word. We can't get away from it—no matter what. Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He already told us this when the Good Book said, "On the seventh day, God sat down and rested because he was done."

Contextual Overview

¹ Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid lest someone among you fails to reach it.Hebrews 12:15;">[xr] ² For we have had the good news told to us as well as to them, but the message they heard did not help them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened to it. ³ For we who have believed are entering that rest, just as he has said,Psalm 95:11; Hebrews 3:11,14;">[xr] "So in my anger I swore a solemn oaththat they would never enter my rest,"Psalm 95:11">[fn] even though his works had been finished since the foundation of the world. ⁴ For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day as follows: "On the seventh day God rested from all his works,"Genesis 2:2">[fn]Genesis 2:2; Exodus 20:11; 31:17;">[xr] ⁵ and again in this place, "They will never enter my rest."Psalm 95:11">[fn] ⁶ Therefore, since it is still true that some will enter it, and since those who once heard the good news failed to enter it because of their disobedience,Hebrews 3:19;">[xr] ⁷ he again fixes a definite day - "Today" - saying long afterward through David, as already quoted,Psalm 95:7; Hebrews 3:7;">[xr] "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."Psalm 95:7-8">[fn] ⁸ For if JoshuaJesus) appears to be a word play on the name Joshua.">[fn] had given them rest, he would not have spoken later about another day. ⁹ There remains, therefore, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. ¹⁰ For the one who enters God'shis">[fn] rest has himself rested from his own works, just as God diddid">[fn] from his.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in: Hebrews 2:6

God: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Exodus 20:11, Exodus 31:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:3 - blessed Deuteronomy 5:14 - the sabbath Hebrews 4:10 - as

Cross-References

Hebrews 9:22
In fact, under the law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of the blood there is no forgiveness.Leviticus 17:11;">[xr]

Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did,did">[fn] and by it he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faithby it">[fn] he continues to speak, even though he is dead.Genesis 4:4,10; Matthew 23:35; Hebrews 12:24; 1 John 3:12;">[xr]

Revelation 13:8
All those living on earth will worship it, everyone whose name is not written in the Book of Life belonging to the lamb that was slaughtered from the foundation of the world.Exodus 32:32; Daniel 12:1; Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:5; 17:8; 21:27;">[xr]

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he spake in a certain place,.... Genesis 2:2 that is, Moses, the penman of that book spoke, or God by him:

of the seventh day on this wise; of the seventh day of the world, or from the creation of the heavens and the earth:

and God did rest the seventh day from all his works: of creation, but not of providence; for in them he works hitherto; nor does this rest suppose labour with fatigue and weariness, and ease and refreshment from it; only cessation from working in a creative way, and the utmost delight, complacency and satisfaction in what he had done. The Alexandrian copy leaves out the phrase, "the seventh day".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he spake - Genesis 2:2. “And God did rest.” “At the close of the work of creation he rested. The work was done. “That” was the rest of God. He was happy in the contemplation of his own works; and he instituted that day to be observed as a memorial of “his” resting from his works, and as a “type” of the eternal rest which remained for man.” The idea is this, that the notion of “rest” of some kind runs through all dispensations. It was seen in the finishing of the work of creation; seen in the appointment of the Sabbath; seen in the offer of the promised land, and is seen now in the promise of heaven. All dispensations contemplate “rest,” and there must be such a prospect before man now. When it is said that “God did rest,” of course it does not mean that he was wearied with his toil, but merely that he “ceased” from the stupendous work of creation. He no more put forth creative energy, but calmly contemplated his own works in their beauty and grandeur; Genesis 1:31. In carrying forward the great affairs of the universe, he always has been. actively employed John 5:17, but he is not employed in the work of “creation” properly so called. That is done; and the sublime cessation from that constitutes the “rest of God.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 4:4. For he spake in a certain place — This certain place or somewhere, που, is probably Genesis 2:2; and refers to the completion of the work of creation, and the setting apart the seventh day as a day of rest for man, and a type of everlasting felicity. See the notes on "Genesis 2:1", &c., and see here "Hebrews 2:6".