Hebrews 4:2 (DBY)

Passage

For indeed we have had glad tidings presented to us, even as they also; but the word of the report did not profit *them*, not being mixed with faith in those who heard.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed [of it].

Hebrews 4:2 For indeed we have had glad tidings presented to us, even as they also; but the word of the report did not profit *them*, not being mixed with faith in those who heard.

Hebrews 4:3 For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from [the] foundation of [the] world.

Hebrews 4:4 For he has said somewhere of the seventh [day] thus, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "indeed", "glad", "tidings", "presented", "even", "word", and "report". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "indeed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Let us therefore fear lest a promise..." into verse 3's "For we enter into the rest who...", so "faith" and "indeed" 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 "faith" and "indeed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.