Hebrews 4:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For if Joshua had given them rest, {G302} he would not have spoken {G5023} afterward of another day.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Josh 1:15 : 15 until Jehovah have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which Jehovah your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.
Josh 22:4 : 4 And now Jehovah your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.
Heb 11:13-15 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own. 15 And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had {G302} opportunity to return.
Deut 12:9 : 9 for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Deut 25:19 : 19 Therefore it shall be, when Jehovah thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget.
Josh 23:1 : 1 And it came to pass after many days, when Jehovah had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;
Ps 78:55 : 55 He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Ps 105:44 : 44 And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:
Acts 7:45 : 45 Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Heb 4:1-7
7 verses
83%
1Let 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.
2For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard.
3For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, {G1487} They shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4For he hath said somewhere of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;
5and in this [place] again, {G1487} They shall not enter into my rest.
6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, {G1519} and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,
7he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts.
Heb 4:9-11
3 verses
83%
9There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.
10For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.
11Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.
Isa 28:12
74%
12to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
Heb 3:18-19
2 verses
73%
18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but {G3361} to them that were disobedient?
19And we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.
Heb 3:11
71%
11As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.
Heb 3:7-8
2 verses
71%
7Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice,
8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
Exod 16:29-30
2 verses
71%
29See, for that Jehovah hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30So the people rested on the seventh day.
Deut 12:9
71%
9for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Heb 8:7-8
2 verses
70%
7For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, then would no {G302} place have been sought for a second.
8For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
Heb 3:15
68%
15while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Gen 2:2-3
2 verses
68%
2And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
Josh 1:13
68%
13Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.
Lev 26:35
68%
35As long as it lieth desolate it shall have rest, even the rest which it had not in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
Ps 95:11
68%
11Wherefore I sware in my wrath, That they should not enter into my rest.
Exod 31:17
67%
17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Heb 8:4
67%
4Now if {G3303} he were on earth, he would not {G302} be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the gifts according to the law;
1 Chr 23:25
66%
25For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
Heb 13:8
66%
8Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and to-day, [yea] and for ever.
Josh 22:4
66%
4And now Jehovah your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.
1 Kgs 8:56
66%
56Blessed be Jehovah, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
Josh 4:15
65%
15And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
Isa 62:7
65%
7and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Matt 11:28
65%
28Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Exod 34:21
65%
21Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
Mark 6:31
65%
31And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Josh 23:1
65%
1And it came to pass after many days, when Jehovah had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;
Josh 1:15
65%
15until Jehovah have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which Jehovah your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.
Exod 20:11
65%
11for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Heb 7:15
65%
15And [what we say] is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,
Heb 11:40
64%
40God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Heb 2:2
64%
2For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;
Heb 7:11
64%
11Now if there was perfection {G2258} through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need [was there] that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?
Heb 5:6
64%
6as he saith also in another [place], Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
Matt 12:8
64%
8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
Heb 12:27
64%
27And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
Heb 11:15
64%
15And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had {G302} opportunity to return.
Josh 21:44
64%
44And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.