Hebrews 4:6 (KJV)

Passage

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

Nearby Context

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

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

Hebrews 4:6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

Hebrews 4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Hebrews 4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seeing", "therefore", "remaineth", "some", "must", "enter", "therein", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seeing" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And in this place again If they..." into verse 7's "Again he limiteth a certain day saying...", so "seeing" 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 "seeing" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.