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Hebrews 11:6 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 11 · verse 6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.Hebrews 11:6 · King James Version
What Hebrews 11:6 means
Two things have to be believed, not one. That he is, and that he rewards the people who look for him. The second is the harder one. A person can be sure God exists and still live as though seeking him were a waste of effort.
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Hebrews 11:6 in context
4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Commentary
Cross references
- Proverbs 8:17
- Jeremiah 29:13-14
- Matthew 6:33
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
- Psalms 105:3-4
- Luke 12:31
- Psalms 119:10
- Hebrews 7:25
Key words (Strong's)
- impossibleadynatoswithout strength, impotent, powerless, weakly, disabled, unable to be done, impossibleG102 →
- rewardermisthapodotēsone who pays wages, a rewarderG3406 →
- withoutchōrisseparate, apart, without any, besidesG5565 →
- believepisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- pleaseeuaresteōto be well pleasing, to be well pleased with a thingG2100 →
- comethproserchomaito come to, approach, draw near to, to assent toG4334 →
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The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two classes: - 1. Those whose names are mentioned, and the particular exercise and actings of whose faith are specified. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-31