Hebrews 4:1

WEB

¹Let’s fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

KJV

¹Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

BSB

¹Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.

FBV

¹Therefore let's take care to make sure that even though God has given us his promise of entering his rest, none of you miss out!

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Extra References

Hebrews 12:15

¹⁵looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and many be defiled by it,

Proverbs 28:14

¹⁴Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

Hebrews 4:9

⁹There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Hebrews 4:11

¹¹Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

²⁶I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air, ²⁷but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.

1 Corinthians 10:12

¹²Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

Hebrews 13:7

⁷Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Romans 11:20

²⁰True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;

Hebrews 4:3-5

³For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest;”although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. ⁴For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, “God rested on the seventh day from all his works;”⁵and in this place again, “They will not enter into my rest.”

2 Timothy 2:13

¹³If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”