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Hebrews 10:38-39 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 10 · verses 38–39
38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.Hebrews 10:38-39 · King James Version
Hebrews 10:38-39 in context
36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Commentary
Cross references
- Galatians 3:11
- Habakkuk 2:4
- Romans 1:17
- Psalms 85:8
- Hebrews 6:4-6
- Ezekiel 3:20
- Matthew 13:21
- Psalms 147:11
- 1 John 5:5
Key words (Strong's)
- perditionapōleiadestroying, utter destruction, of vessels, a perishing, ruin, destruction, of money, the…G684 →
- pleasureeudokeōit seems good to one, is one's good pleasure, think it good, choose, determine, decide…G2106 →
- savingperipoiēsisa preserving, a preservation, possession, one's own property, an obtainingG4047 →
- faithpistisconviction of the truth of anything, belief in the NT of a conviction or belief…G4102 →
- justdikaiosrighteous, observing divine laws, in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping…G1342 →
- livezaōto live, breathe, be among the living , to enjoy real life, to have true life and worthy…G2198 →
- backhypostellōto draw back, let down, lower, to withdraw of a timid person, to withdraw one s selfG5288 →
- soulpsychēbreath, the breath of life, the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in…G5590 →
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I. Here the apostle sets forth the dignities of the gospel state. It is fit that believers should know the honours and privileges that Christ has procured for them, that, while they take the comfort, they may give him the glory of all. The privileges are, 1. Boldness to enter into the holiest.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-39