Hebrews 4:11 (KJV)

Passage

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Nearby Context

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

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

Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "labour", "therefore", "enter", "rest", "lest", "fall", "after", and "same". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "labour" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For he that is entered into his..." into verse 12's "For the word of God is quick...", so "labour" and "therefore" 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 "labour" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.