Hebrews 10:38

Hebrews 10:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
• New International Version (NIV)And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”

Context of Hebrews 10:38

36For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay. But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him. 39But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

Hebrews 10:38 word by word

ὁ δὲ δίκαιός μου ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται· καὶ ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

• But My righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• shall liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• by faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• And ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• he shrinksὑποστέλλωhupostellō · to withdrawG5288
• My soulψυχήpsuchē · soul: myselfG5590
• hasεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
• noοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:38

• Habakkuk 2:4“Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith.
• Romans 1:17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”
• Galatians 3:11Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith.”
• Hebrews 10:26For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
• Hebrews 6:4For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
• Psalms 85:8I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; But let them not turn back to folly.
• Ezekiel 3:20Again, when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.
• Ezekiel 18:24“But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die.
• Zephaniah 1:6And those who have turned back from following the Lord, And those who have not sought the Lord or inquired of Him.”
• Matthew 12:43“Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
• Matthew 13:21yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
• 2 Peter 2:19promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us.
• Psalms 5:4For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You.
• Psalms 147:11The Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.
• Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Now the just shall live by faith - ̔ · But the just by faith, i.e. he who is justified by faith, shall live - shall be preserved when this overflowing scourge shall come. See this meaning of the phrase vindicated, Romans 1:17. And it is evident, both from this text, and Galatians 3:11, that it is in this sense that the apostle uses it. But if any man draw back - ̔· But if he draw back; he, the man who is justified by faith; for it is of him, and none…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Now the just shall live by faith - This is a part of the quotation from Habakkuk Habakkuk 2:3-4, which was probably commenced in the previous verse; see the passage fully explained in the notes on Romans 1:17. The meaning in the connection in which it stands here, in accordance with the sense in which it was used by Habakkuk, is, that the righteous should live by “continued confidence” in God. They should pass their lives not in doubt, and fear, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-39Verses 32-39 Many and various afflictions united against the early Christians, and they had a great conflict. The Christian spirit is not a selfish spirit; it puts us upon pitying others, visiting them, helping them, and pleading for them. All things here are but shadows. The happiness of the saints in heaven will last for ever; enemies can never take it away as earthly goods. This will make rich amends for all we may lose and suffer here. The greatest…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-38These verses quote Habakkuk 2:3–4 to show the difference between the righteous and the wicked when they face God's judgment (see also Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-39Instead of the daily ministry of the Levitical priests, Christ's service is perfected by the one sacrifice, whence He now sits on the right hand of God as a Priest-King, until all His foes shall be subdued unto Him. Thus the new covenant (He 8:8-12) is inaugurated, whereby the law is written on the heart, so that an offering for sin is needed no more. Wherefore we ought to draw near the Holiest in firm faith and love; fearful of the awful results of…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:38

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Commentaries on Hebrews 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings