• Hebrews 4:4
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 4 εἴρηκεν he has said γάρ for που somewhere περὶ about τῆς the ἑβδόμης seventh [day] οὕτως thus Καὶ And κατέπαυσεν ceased down ὁ the θεὸς God ἐν in τῇ the ἡμέρᾳ day τῇ the ἑβδόμῃ seventh ἀπὸ from πάντων all τῶν the ἔργων works αὐτοῦ, of him,

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 4:4

      “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works”: Paul quotes from Ge 2:2, which refers to the seventh day of the creative week. In that verse, the Hebrew expression rendered “he began to rest” suggests that God’s day of rest had not come to its end. This understanding is supported by the following points: Regarding all the earlier creative days, it is stated that “there was evening and there was morning,” meaning that each successive day had ended. (Ge 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31) However, no such statement is made regarding the seventh day. In addition, at Heb 4:7, Paul applies the expression “Today,” as used at Ps 95:7, to God’s day of rest, indicating that the day was still ongoing when David penned that inspired psalm. (Ps 95:7-11; see study note on Heb 4:7.) In harmony with this reasoning, Paul shows that the seventh day was still ongoing in his time and that it was possible for Christians to enter “into God’s rest.”​—Heb 4:3, 10, 11.