Hebrews 4:2
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
πίστις
faith
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πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
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εὐαγγελίζω
evangelised
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εὐαγγελίζω
To bring good news, to proclaim the gospel. Euaggelizo. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. The Gospel is news not advice. It announces what has happened.
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ἐκεῖνος
also they were;
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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συγκεράννυμι
united with
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συγκεράννυμι
to commingle, i.e. (figuratively) to combine or assimilate
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εἰμί
we are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ὠφελέω
did profit
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ὠφελέω
to be useful, i.e. to benefit
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καθάπερ
just as
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καθάπερ
exactly as
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