Xībóláishū 4:1-11

1 Wǒmen jì méng liú xià yǒu jìnrù tā ānxī de yīngxǔ , jiù dāng wèijù , miǎndé wǒmen zhōngjiān , ( wǒmen yuánwén zuò nǐmen ) huò yǒu rén sìhu shì gǎn bu shàng le .

2 Yīnwei yǒu fúyin chuán gĕi wǒmen , xiàng chuán gĕi tāmen yíyàng . zhǐshì suǒ tīngjian de dào yǔ tāmen wúyì , yīnwei tāmen méiyǒu xìnxīn yǔ suǒ tīngjian de dào tiaóhe .

3 Dàn wǒmen yǐjing xiāngxìn de rén , déyǐ jìnrù nà ānxī , zhèng rú shén suǒ shuō , wǒ zaì nù zhōng qǐshì shuō , tāmen duàn bùkĕ jìnrù wǒde ānxī . qíshí zàowù zhī gōng , cóng chuàngshì yǐlái yǐjing chéngquán le .

4 Lùn dào dì qī rì , yǒu yī chù shuō , dào dì qī rì shén jiù xiē le tā yīqiè de gōng .

5 Yòu yǒu yī chù shuō , tāmen duàn bùkĕ jìnrù wǒde ānxī .

6 Jì yǒu bì jìn ānxī de rén , nà xiānqián tīngjian fúyin de , yīnwei bú xìn cóng , bùdé jìn qù .

7 Suǒyǐ guò le duō nián , jiù zaì Dàwèi de shū shang , yòu xiàndéng yī rì , rú yǐshàng suǒ yǐn de shuō , nǐmen jīnrì ruò tīng tāde huà , jiù bùkĕ yìng zhe xīn .

8 Ruò shì Yuēshūyà yǐ jiào tāmen xiǎng le ānxī , hòulái shén jiù bú zaì tí biéde rìzi le .

9 Zhèyàng kàn lái , bì Lìng yǒu yī ānxīrì de ānxī , wèi shén de zǐmín cún liú .

10 Yīnwei nà jìnrù ānxī de , nǎi shì xiē le zìjǐ de gōng , zhèng rú shén xiē le tāde gōng yíyàng .

11 Suǒyǐ wǒmen wù bì jiélì jìnrù nà ānxī , miǎndé yǒu rén xué nà bú xìn cóng de yàngzi diēdǎo le .

Xībóláishū 4:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS 4

From the punishment inflicted on the unbelieving Hebrews, who died in the wilderness, and entered not into the land of rest made mention of in the preceding chapter, the apostle proceeds to caution the present Hebrews of his time, and who professed faith in Christ, lest seeing there was a rest, and a promise of entering into it, they should seem to come short of it, Heb 4:1, and the rather, since they that fell in the wilderness had the Gospel preached to them as well as they; and the reason why it did not profit was, because it was not received by faith, Heb 4:2 as also seeing it is by faith that believers now enter into rest, Heb 4:3 which rest is not the rest of the seventh day, on which God rested; nor, the rest of the land of Canaan, which Joshua led the Israelites into; for if he had entered them into the rest the apostle means, David, so many hundred years after him, would not have made mention of another rest, Heb 4:4-8 wherefore it follows that there is another rest for the people of God, which he that enters into ceases from his own works, as God did from his, Heb 4:9,10 and this is the rest that everyone that professes faith in Christ, should be solicitous and diligent to enter into, lest he should fall short of it through unbelief; as the unbelieving Israelites did of their rest, Heb 4:11 and the arguments engaging to such a concern are taken from the properties and perfections of Christ, the essential Word of God; particularly from his omnipotence and his omniscience, Heb 4:12,13. And seeing he is by nature the Son of God, and by office a great high priest that is entered into heaven for his people, the encouragement is great to hold fast the profession of faith in him they have made, Heb 4:14 and the rather since he is a sympathizing high priest, as he must needs be, since he has been tempted, afflicted, and has suffered every way as his people, and is in all respects like them, excepting that he has no sin, Heb 4:15 and this consideration should engage believers to come to the throne of grace with all boldness, and in expectation of having grace and mercy bestowed on them for the supply of their daily wants, Heb 4:16.