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Hebrews 10:37-39
Christian Standard Bible
Hebrews 10:37-39
Christian Standard Bible
37 For yet in a very little while,
the Coming One will come and not delay.
38 But my righteous one[a] will live by faith;
and if he draws back,
I have no pleasure[b] in him.[c](A)
39 But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and are saved.
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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
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
English Standard Version
Hebrews 10:37-39
English Standard Version
37 For,
(A)“Yet a little while,
and (B)the coming one will come and will not delay;
38 (C)but my righteous one shall live by faith,
and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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