Hebrews 4:3

For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Cross-references

Hebrews 4:1 Parallel

Hebrews 4:1 introduces the promise of entering God's rest, setting up the argument that Hebrews 4:3 develops with the OT quotation.

Hebrews 4:5 Parallel

Hebrews 4:5 repeats the quote 'They shall not enter my rest,' reinforcing the warning from Psalm 95 that Hebrews 4:3 also cites.

Hebrews 4:9 Parallel

Hebrews 4:9 concludes that a Sabbath rest remains for God's people, applying the rest concept from Hebrews 4:3 to believers.

Hebrews 4:10 clarifies that entering God's rest means ceasing from one's own works, mirroring God's rest after creation.

Hebrews 3:11 is the earlier citation of the same Psalm 95:11 quote, warning that the disobedient will not enter God's rest.

Hebrews 3:14 ties partaking in Christ to holding confidence to the end, supporting the condition for entering rest in Hebrews 4:3.

Exodus 20:11 ties Sabbath rest to God's creation work, grounding the concept of 'works finished from the foundation of the world' here.

Psalm 95:11 Citation

Psalm 95:11 is the original source of the quote, where God swears that the rebellious generation will not enter His rest.

Matthew 11:28 has Jesus inviting the weary to find rest in Him, fulfilling the rest promised in Hebrews 4:3.

Matthew 11:29 expands the rest offer with learning from Christ's gentleness, directly paralleling the rest of faith in Hebrews 4:3.

Exodus 31:17 describes God's rest on the seventh day after creation, providing the foundation for the 'rest' Hebrews 4:3 mentions as completed from the foundation of the world.

Numbers 14:23 Historical context

Numbers 14:23 records God's oath that the rebellious generation would not enter the land, which is directly quoted in Psalm 95 and referenced in Hebrews 4:3.

Ezekiel 20:15 Historical context

Ezekiel 20:15 recounts God's oath to keep the wilderness generation from the land, the same event underlying the quote in Hebrews 4:3.

1 Kings 8:56 praises God for giving Israel rest from enemies, a temporal rest that typologically points to the eternal rest promised in Hebrews 4:3.

Isaiah 28:12 describes God offering rest to the weary, but they would not hear — similar to the rest offered in Hebrews 4:3 that requires faith.

Jeremiah 6:16 calls for walking in the good way to find rest for souls, yet they refused — echoing the rest theme in Hebrews 4:3.