Hebrews 10:37

Hebrews 10:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For, "Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.

Context of Hebrews 10:37

35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.” 38And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.” 39But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

Hebrews 10:37 word by word

ἔτι γὰρ μικρὸν ὅσον ὅσον, ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἥξει καὶ οὐ χρονίσει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• a littleμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• whileὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• he that shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• will comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• willχρονίζωchronizō · to delayG5549
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:37

• Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by.
• Isaiah 60:22The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.”
• Habakkuk 2:3For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
• Luke 18:8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
• James 5:7Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
• 2 Peter 3:8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
• Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37For yet a little while - ̔· For yet a very little time. In a very short space of time the Messiah will come, and execute judgment upon your rebellious country. This is determined, because they have filled up the measure of their iniquity, and their destruction slumbereth not. The apostle seems to refer to Habakkuk 2:3, Habakkuk 2:4, and accommodates the words to his own purpose.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37For yet a little while - There seems to be an allusion here to what the Saviour himself said, “A little while, and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while and ye shall see me;” John 16:16. Or more probably it may be to Habakkuk 2:3. “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not he: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” The idea which the apostle means to convey…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. 35-3735-37. Consequent exhortation to confidence and endurance, as Christ is soon coming. Cast not away--implying that they now have "confidence," and that it will not withdraw of itself, unless they "cast it away" wilfully (compare He 3:14). which--Greek, "the which": inasmuch as being such as. hath--present tense: it is as certain as if you had it in your hand (He 10:37). It hath in reversion. recompense of reward--of grace not of debt: a reward of a kind…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:37

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In the dictionaries

• Approach
• Assembling
• Assurance
• Consider
• Draw
• Fearful
• Habakkuk, Prophecies of
• High priest
• Judge
• Provoke

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