Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein , and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
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Gill's Exposition
Seeing therefore it remaineth,.... It follows by just consequence,
that some must enter therein; for God's swearing concerning some, that they should not enter into his rest, supposes that others…
Barnes' Notes
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein - That is, “Since there is a rest spoken of in the Scriptures, implying that it is to be enjoyed by some, and since they to whom it was first…
Adam Clarke
It remaineth that some must enter therein - Why our translators put in the word must here I cannot even conjecture. I hope it was not to serve a system, as some have since used it: "Some must go to…
Here, I. The apostle declares that our privileges by Christ under the gospel are not only as great, but greater than those enjoyed under the Mosaic law. He specifies this, that we have a promise left…
Cambridge Bible
it remaineth The promise is still left open, is unexhausted.
because of unbelief Rather, "because of disobedience" (apeitheian). It was not the Israelites of the wilderness, but their descendants, who…
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