Hebrews 4:1 (DRB)

Passage

Let us fear therefore lest, the promise being left of entering into his rest, any of you should be thought to be wanting.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:1 Let us fear therefore lest, the promise being left of entering into his rest, any of you should be thought to be wanting.

Hebrews 4:2 For unto us also it hath been declared in like manner as unto them. But the word of hearing did not profit them, not being mixed with faith of those things they heard.

Hebrews 4:3 For we, who have believed, shall enter into rest; as he said: As I have sworn in my wrath: If they shall enter into my rest; and this indeed when the works from the foundation of the world were finished.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fear", "therefore", "lest", "promise", "left", "entering", "rest", and "should". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fear" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For unto us also it hath been...", so "fear" and "therefore" should be read forward into that movement. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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