Hebrews 4:5 (GNV)

Passage

And in this place againe, If they shall enter into my rest.

Nearby Context

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.

Hebrews 4:4 For he spake in a certaine place of the seuenth day on this wise, And God did rest the seuenth day from all his workes.

Hebrews 4:5 And in this place againe, If they shall enter into my rest.

Hebrews 4:6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter thereinto, and they to whom it was first preached, entred not therein for vnbeliefes sake:

Hebrews 4:7 Againe he appointed in Dauid a certaine day, by To day, after so long a time, saying, as it is sayd, This day, if ye heare his voyce, harden not your hearts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "place", "againe", "shall", "enter", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "place" and "againe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "For he spake in a certaine place..." into verse 6's "Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must...", so "place" and "againe" 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 "place" and "againe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.