10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
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And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
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. …
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; …
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)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 us of entering into his rest; that is, of entering into a covenant-relation to Christ, and a state of communion with God through Christ, and of growing up therein, till we are made perfect in glory. W…
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