Hebrews 4:1 (GNV)

Passage

Let vs feare therefore, least at any time by forsaking the promise of entring into his rest, any of you should seeme to be depriued.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:1 Let vs feare therefore, least at any time by forsaking the promise of entring into his rest, any of you should seeme to be depriued.

Hebrews 4:2 For vnto vs was the Gospel preached as also vnto them: but the worde that they heard, profited not them, because it was not mixed with faith in those that heard it.

Hebrews 4:3 For we which haue beleeued, doe enter into rest, as he said to the other, As I haue sworne in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest: although the workes were finished from the foundation of the world.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feare", "therefore", "least", "time", "forsaking", "promise", "entring", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "feare" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For vnto vs was the Gospel preached...", so "feare" 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 "feare" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.