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.
• New International Version (NIV)For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”
• 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.

Context of Hebrews 10:37

35Therefore, do not lose your boldness, which has great reward. 36For you need perseverance so that, after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise. For yet “in a very little while, the Coming One will come, and He will not delay. 38But My righteous one shall live by emunah; and if he shrinks back, My soul takes no pleasure in him.” 39But we are not among the timid ones on the path to destruction, but among the faithful ones on the path to the preservation of the soul.

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 your doors behind you. Hide for a little while, until the wrath is past.
• Isaiah 60:22The smallest will become a thousand, and the least a mighty nation. I, Adonai, will hasten it in its time.”
• Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time. It hastens to the end and will not fail. If it should be slow in coming, wait for it, For it will surely come—it will not delay.”
• Luke 18:8I tell you, He will quickly give them justice. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”
• James 5:7So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rain.
• 2 Peter 3:8But don’t forget this one thing, loved ones, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
• Revelation 22:20The One giving testimony to these things says, “Yes! I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Yeshua!

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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• Habakkuk, Prophecies of
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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