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Hebrews 10:37-39
New King James Version
Hebrews 10:37-39
New King James Version
37 “For (A)yet a little while,
And (B)He[a] who is coming will come and will not [b]tarry.
38 Now (C)the[c] just shall live by faith;
But if anyone draws back,
My soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 But we are not of those (D)who draw back to [d]perdition, but of those who (E)believe to the saving of the soul.
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- Hebrews 10:37 Or that which
- Hebrews 10:37 delay
- Hebrews 10:38 NU My just one
- Hebrews 10:39 destruction
Hebrews 10:37-39
New American Standard Bible
Hebrews 10:37-39
New American Standard Bible
37 (A)For yet in a very little while,
(B)He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
38 (C)But My righteous one will live by faith;
And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.
39 But [a]we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.
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- Hebrews 10:39 Lit we are not of shrinking back...but of faith
Hebrews 10:37-39
Amplified Bible
Hebrews 10:37-39
Amplified Bible
37
For yet in a very little while,
He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
38
But My righteous one [the one justified by faith] shall live by faith [respecting man’s relationship to God and trusting Him];
And if he draws back [shrinking in fear], My soul has no delight in him.(A)
39 But [a]our way is not that of those who shrink back to destruction, but [we are] of those who believe [relying on God through faith in Jesus Christ, the Messiah] and by this confident faith preserve the soul.
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- Hebrews 10:39 Emphatic in Greek.
Hebrews 10:37-39
New International Version
Hebrews 10:37-39
New International Version
37 For,
38 And,
“But my righteous[b] one will live by faith.(C)
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.”[c](D)
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
- Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
- Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)
Hebrews 10:37-39
King James Version
Hebrews 10:37-39
King James Version
37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
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