Hebrews 4:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Us therefore

A promise

2 Timothy 2:13

His

Hebrews 4:3

Hebrews 3:11

Any

1 Corinthians 9:26

General references

Matthew 19:30

Acts 5:11

Bible References

Us therefore

Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

Looking diligently lest any man fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Remember them who have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their manner of life.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.

Happy is the man that is reverent always: but he that hardens his heart shall fall into calamity.

And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not arrogant, but fear:

Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

A promise

There remains therefore a rest to the people of God.

After the number of the days in which you searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall you bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you shall know my displeasure.

Therefore the LORD God of Israel says, I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD says, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?

If we believe not, yet he abides faithful: he cannot deny himself.

His

For we who have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

So I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

Any

Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming;

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunk;

When once the Master of the house is risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know not where you come from:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

I therefore so run, not with uncertainty; so fight I, not as one that beats the air:

General references

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.