Hebrews 4:8 (GNV)

Passage

For if Iesus had giuen them rest, then would he not after this haue spoke of an other day.

Nearby Context

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.

Hebrews 4:8 For if Iesus had giuen them rest, then would he not after this haue spoke of an other day.

Hebrews 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

Hebrews 4:10 For he that is entred into his rest, hath also ceased from his owne works, as God did from his.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iesus", "giuen", "rest", "after", "haue", "spoke", and "other". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iesus" and "giuen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Againe he appointed in Dauid a certaine..." into verse 9's "There remaineth therefore a rest to the...", so "iesus" and "giuen" 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 "iesus" and "giuen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.