Hebrews 4:9 (ASV)

Passage

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:7 he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts.

Hebrews 4:8 For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.

Hebrews 4:9 There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

Hebrews 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

Hebrews 4:11 Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remaineth", "therefore", "sabbath", "rest", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remaineth" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "For if Joshua had given them rest..." into verse 10's "For he that is entered into his...", so "remaineth" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "remaineth" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.