Hebrews 3:19

19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.

Hebrews 3:19 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
English Standard Version (ESV)
19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
New Living Translation (NLT)
19 So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest.
The Message Bible (MSG)
19 They never got there because they never listened, never believed.
American Standard Version (ASV)
19 And we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
19 So we see that they couldn't enter his place of rest because they didn't believe.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
19 So we see that they weren't able to enter. That's because they didn't believe.

Hebrews 3:19 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 3:19

So we see that they could not enter in
To God's rest, the land of Canaan, for they died by the plague before the Lord, and their carcasses fell in the wilderness, before they came to it, ( Numbers 14:37 Numbers 14:45 ) and the reason was,

because of unbelief;
their distrust of God, his power, and his providence; this instance is produced by the apostle, to show the evil nature of unbelief, and the sad effects of it; to deter persons from it, and that they might take heed of encouraging it; and which instance he further improves in the following chapter.

Hebrews 3:19 In-Context

17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness?
18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?
19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 78:22; Psalms 106:24; John 3:36
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