Hebrews 4:8-9
Hebrews 4:8-11 The Message (MSG)
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.
Hebrews 4:8-9 King James Version (KJV)
For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
Hebrews 4:8-9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:8-9 New Century Version (NCV)
We know that Joshua did not lead the people into that rest, because God spoke later about another day. This shows that the rest for God’s people is still coming.
Hebrews 4:8-9 American Standard Version (ASV)
For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day. There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:8-9 New International Version (NIV)
For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God
Hebrews 4:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:8-9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
[This mention of a rest was not a reference to their entering into Canaan.] For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not speak about another day [of opportunity] after that. So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:8-9 New Living Translation (NLT)
Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come. So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:8-9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Now if this promise of “rest” was fulfilled when Joshua brought the people into the land, God wouldn’t have spoken later of another “rest” yet to come. So we conclude that there is still a full and complete Sabbath-rest waiting for believers to experience.
