Hebrews 4:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

THEREFORE, WHILE the promise of entering His rest still holds and is offered [today], let us be afraid [to distrust it], lest any of you should think he has come too late and has come short of [reaching] it.

American Standard Version (1901)

Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.

Common English Bible

Therefore, since the promise that we can enter into rest is still open, let’s be careful so that none of you will appear to miss it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, we should be afraid, lest the promise of entering into his rest may be relinquished, and some of you may be judged to be lacking.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Let us fear therefore lest the promise being left of entering into his rest, any of you should be thought to be wanting.

Hebrews 4:1 Cross References

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man that feareth alway: But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Jeremiah 32:40

and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

Numbers 14:34

After the number of the days in which ye spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my alienation.

Matthew 24:48

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

Acts 3:19

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

Romans 11:20

Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

Romans 3:23

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

1 Corinthians 10:12

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

2 Corinthians 6:1

And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

Galatians 5:4

Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

2 Timothy 2:13

if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

Hebrews 12:15

looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;

Hebrews 12:25

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not, when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape, who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:

Hebrews 13:7

Remember them that had the rule over you, which spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

Hebrews 3:11

As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.

Hebrews 4:9

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.