Hebrews 10:39

Hebrews 10:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
• New International Version (NIV)But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

Context of Hebrews 10:39

37For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay. 38But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him. But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Hebrews 10:39 word by word

ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑποστολῆς εἰς ἀπώλειαν ἀλλὰ πίστεως εἰς περιποίησιν ψυχῆς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• of them who draw backὑποστολήhupostolē · shrinkingG5289
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• perditionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• of them that believeπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• the savingπεριποίησιςperipoiēsis · acquiringG4047
• of the soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:39

• Hebrews 6:6and then have committed apostasy, to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God for themselves all over again and holding him up to contempt.
• 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from me and has not done what I told him to do.” Samuel became angry and he cried out to the Lord all that night.
• Psalms 44:18We have not been unfaithful, nor have we disobeyed your commands.
• Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.
• Proverbs 14:14The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
• Luke 11:26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first.”
• 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his fellow Christian committing a sin not resulting in death, he should ask, and God will grant life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death. There is a sin resulting in death. I do not say that he should ask about that.
• Jude 1:12These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit – twice dead, uprooted;
• Hebrews 10:26For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us,
• John 17:12When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.
• 1 Timothy 6:9Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• 2 Peter 3:7But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
• Revelation 17:8The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth – all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world – will be astounded when they see that the beast was, and is not, but is to come.
• Hebrews 11:1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.
• Mark 16:16The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39But we are not of them who draw back - ̔ - · "We are not the cowards, but the courageous." I have no doubt of this being the meaning of the apostle, and the form of speech requires such a translation; it occurs more than once in the New Testament. So, Galatians 3:7; : ̔ , they who are of the faith, rather the faithful, the believers; Romans 3:26; : ̔ , the believer; Romans 2:8; : ̔ , the contentious; in all which places the learned reader will find that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39But we are not of them … - We who are true Christians do not belong to such a class. In this the apostle expresses the fullest conviction that none of those to whom he wrote would apostatize. The case which he had been describing was only a supposable case, not one which he believed would occur. He had only been stating what “must” happen if a sincere Christian should apostatize. But he did not mean to say that this “would” occur in regard to them. or in…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. 39The author concludes this section by expressing confidence in the listeners (see study note on Hebrews 6:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. A Pauline elegant turning-off from denunciatory warnings to charitable hopes of his readers (Ro 8:12). saving of the soul--literally, "acquisition (or obtaining) of the soul." The kindred Greek verb is applied to Christ's acquiring the Church as the purchase of His blood (Ac 20:28). If we acquire or obtain our soul's salvation, it is through Him who has obtained it for us by His bloodshedding. "The unbelieving man loses his soul: for not being God's…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:39

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Faith

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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