Hebrews 3:18
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Hebrews 3:18 in other translations
| BSB | And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? |
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| WEB | To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient? |
| ASV | And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient? |
| YLT | and to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? -- |
| DARBY | And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word? |
| BBE | And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders? |
| Webster | And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? |
What does Hebrews 3:18 mean?
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Barnes' Notes
But to them that believed not. That did not confide in God. De 1:32: "Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God." In consequence of this want of faith, God solemnly sware unto them that they should not enter into the promised land. De 1:34,35: "And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware saying, Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, save Caleb," etc. The distinct reason, therefore, assigned by --Moses, why they did not enter the promised land, was a want of faith; and this accords directly with the design of the apostle here. He is exhorting those whom he addresses to beware of an evil heart of unbelief, Heb 3:12. He says that it was such a heart that excluded the Hebrews from the promised land. The same thing, says he, must exclude you from heaven--the promised home of the believer; and if that firm confidence in God and his promises which he requires is wanting, you will be excluded from the world of eternal rest.
(c) "sware" De 1:34,35
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 3:14-19
The saints' privilege is, they are made partakers of Christ, that is, of the Spirit, the nature, graces, righteousness, and life of Christ; they are interested in all Christ is, in all he has done, or will do. The same spirit with which Christians set out in the ways of God, they should maintain unto the end. Perseverance in faith is the best evidence of the sincerity of our faith. Hearing the word often is a means…
Hebrews 3:18 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Hebrews 3:18
- 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:
- Deuteronomy 1:34-35
And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
- Numbers 14:30
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Psalms 106:24-26
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
- Numbers 20:12
And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
- Deuteronomy 1:26-32
Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God: And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. …
- Hebrews 3:11
So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
- Deuteronomy 9:23
Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh–barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
- Numbers 14:11
And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
- Hebrews 4:2
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
- Numbers 14:23
Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11; Nu 14:30; De 1:34,35
but.
Nu 14:11; 20:12; De 1:26-32; 9:23; Ps 106:24-26
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Context
- Hebrews 3:17
But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
- Hebrews 3:18
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
- Hebrews 3:19
So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Hebrews 3:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Y á quiénes juró que no entrarían en su reposo, sino á aquellos que no obedecieron? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et auxquels jura-t-il qu’ils n’entreraient pas dans son repos, sinon à ceux qui ont désobéi? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Welchen aber schwur er, daß sie nicht in seine Ruhe eingehen sollten, als nur denen, die ungehorsam gewesen waren? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quibus autem juravit non introire in requiem ipsius, nisi illis qui increduli fuerunt? |