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Hebrews 4:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.


Hebrews 4:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 4:115 words
GreekMeaning
ΦοβηθῶμενPhobēthōmen
We may fearverbG5399
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
μήποτεmēpote
otherwisewordG3379
καταλειπομένηςkataleipomenēs
while is left remainingverbG2641
ἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
the promisenounG1860
εἰσελθεῖνeiselthein
to enterverbG1525
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κατάπαυσινkatapausin
restnounG2663
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
δοκῇdokē
may seemverbG1380
τιςtis
anypronounG5100
ἐξex
ofprepositionG1537
ὑμῶνhymōn
youpronounG4771
ὑστερηκέναιhysterēkenai
to have fallen shortverbG5302
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 4:1

Hebrews 4:1-2 “Let us fear lest a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it; for to us was the Gospel preached as well as unto them when it is said, Today if you hear His voice” (for “Today” is “at every time” ). Then [he adds] “but the word of hearing did not profit them, as they were not mixed by faith with them that heard.” How did it not profit? Then wishing to alarm them, he shows the same thing by what he says:

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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