Hebrews 4:9 Meaning and Explanation
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →A true and lasting rest still remains, kept in store for the people of God.
What Does Hebrews 4:9 Mean?
This short verse gathers up the whole argument in a single quiet declaration: a rest remains. Everything the writer has shown from creation, the wilderness, and David converges here on a promise still in force.
The word here pictures a Sabbath-keeping, a rest patterned on God's own seventh-day repose. It is not merely a place but a sharing in God's peace, reserved for his people and waiting to be entered. To the burdened and the weary the verse speaks a steady comfort: the rest you long for has not been lost; it remains, and it is yours in Christ.
Hebrews 4:9 in the Original Language
sabbatismos (σαββατισμός), 'rest' -- a Sabbath rest, a sharing in God's own seventh-day repose.
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What does Hebrews 4:9 mean?
A true and lasting rest still remains, kept in store for the people of God.