Passage Research
Hebrews 4 — Sermon Preparation
The promise of entering God's rest still stands, and Jesus the great high priest invites believers to draw near with confidence. Below is a research summary for Hebrews 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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Hebrews 4 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| κατάπαυσις | katápausis | G2663 | 6 | rest |
| εἰσέρχομαι | eisérchomai | G1525 | 8 | arise, come, enter in, go in |
| καταπαύω | katapaúō | G2664 | 3 | cease, rest |
| ἀπείθεια | apeítheia | G543 | 2 | disobedience, unbelief |
| ἀπολείπω | apoleípō | G620 | 2 | leave, remain |
| ἔργον | érgon | G2041 | 3 | deed, doing, labour, work |
| ἕβδομος | hébdomos | G1442 | 2 | seventh |
How preachers through history handled this text
18 public-domain excerpts on Hebrews 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Observe the end proposed: rest spiritual and eternal; the rest of grace here, and glory hereafter; in Christ on earth, with Christ in heaven. After due and diligent labour, sweet and satisfying rest shall follow; and labour now, will make that rest more pleasant when it comes. Let us labour, and quicken each other to be diligent in duty. The Holy Scriptures are the word of God. When God sets it home by his Spirit, it convinces powerfully, converts powerfully, and comforts powerfully. It makes a soul that has long been proud, to be humble; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Hebrews 4:11–30 (Public Domain)
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