Hebrews 4:11 (DBY)

Passage

Let us therefore use diligence to enter into that rest, that no one may fall after the same example of not hearkening to the word.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:9 There remains then a sabbatism to the people of God.

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

Hebrews 4:11 Let us therefore use diligence to enter into that rest, that no one may fall after the same example of not hearkening to the word.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God [is] living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to [the] division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of [the] heart.

Hebrews 4:13 And there is not a creature unapparent before him; but all things [are] naked and laid bare to his eyes, with whom we have to do.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "diligence", "enter", "rest", "fall", "after", "same", and "example". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "diligence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For he that has entered into his..." into verse 12's "For the word of God is living...", so "therefore" and "diligence" 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 "therefore" and "diligence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.