Hebrews 4:1 (LSB)

Passage

Therefore, let us fear, lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have fallen short of it.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:1 Therefore, let us fear, lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have fallen short of it.

Hebrews 4:2 For indeed we have had good news proclaimed to us, just as they also; but the word that was heard did not profit those who were not united with faith among those who heard.

Hebrews 4:3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "fear", "lest", "promise", "remains", "entering", "rest", and "seem". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "fear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For indeed we have had good news...", so "therefore" and "fear" 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 "therefore" and "fear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.