Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him.
New American Standard Bible
And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.
King James Version
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Holman Bible
and if he draws back,
I have no pleasure in him.
International Standard Version
but my righteous one will live by faith, and if he turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him."
American Standard Version
But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
Amplified
But My righteous one [the one justified by faith] shall live by faith [respecting man’s relationship to God and trusting Him];
And if he draws back [shrinking in fear], My soul has no delight in him.
An Understandable Version
And my [i.e., God's] righteous person will [obtain] life by [his] faith [in God]. But if he turns back [from me], my soul is not pleased with him."
Anderson New Testament
But the just by faith shall live; and if he draw back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.
Bible in Basic English
But the upright man will be living by his faith; and if he goes back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.
Common New Testament
But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."
Daniel Mace New Testament
the just shall have life by trusting in me, but if he revolt, he will be the object of my displeasure.
Darby Translation
But the just shall live by faith; and, if he draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.
Godbey New Testament
My righteous man shall live by faith: and if he may draw back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he whom I accept as righteous will find life through his faith. But if a man draws back, my heart can take no pleasure in him."
John Wesley New Testament
Now the just shall live by faith; but if he draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
Julia Smith Translation
And the just one shall live by faith; but if he draw down, my soul is not contented in him.
King James 2000
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."
Modern King James verseion
Now, "the Just shall live by faith. But if he draws back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Moffatt New Testament
Meantime my just man shall live on by his faith; if he shrinks back, my soul takes no delight in him.
Montgomery New Testament
But it is by faith that my Righteous One will live, And if he draws back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.
NET Bible
But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.
New Heart English Bible
But my righteous one will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."
Noyes New Testament
Now my righteous man shall live by faith; but if he draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him."
Sawyer New Testament
but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he draws back my soul takes no pleasure in him.
The Emphasized Bible
But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
"The just man then will live by faith;" and if he draw back, my soul shall have no delight in him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And through faith the Righteous man shall find his Life, But, if a man draws back, my heart can find no pleasure in him.'
Webster
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man shall draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Weymouth New Testament
But it is by faith that My righteous servant shall live; and if he shrinks back, My soul takes no pleasure in him."
Williams New Testament
Meantime, my righteous servant will live by faith. But if a man draws back, my soul has no delight in him."
World English Bible
But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."
Worrell New Testament
"But My righteous one shall live by faith, and, if he draw back, My soul has no pleasure in him."
Worsley New Testament
and the just shall live by faith, but if any draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and 'the righteous by faith shall live,' and 'if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'
Themes
Backsliding » Results of » Divine displeasure
Faith/faithfulness » Who shall live by faith
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Devotionals about Hebrews 10:38
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 10:38
Prayers for Hebrews 10:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Serious Warning Against Continuing Deliberate Sin
37 For yet a very little while, he who is coming will come, and will not delay. 38 But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him. 39 But we are not of retreat for destruction, but of faith for the preservation of the soul.
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Cross References
Romans 1:17
For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith for faith, just as it is written, And the righteous man will live from faith.
Galatians 3:11
But that no man is made righteous by law before God, is evident, because, The righteous man will live from faith.
Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright in him. (But the righteous man shall live by his faith.
Psalm 5:4
For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
Psalm 85:8
I will hear what God, LORD, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, and to his sanctified. But let them not turn again to folly.
Psalm 147:11
LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
Psalm 149:4
For LORD takes pleasure in his people. He will beautify the meek with salvation.
Isaiah 42:1
Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Ezekiel 3:20
Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because thou have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which h
Ezekiel 18:24
But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered. I
Zephaniah 1:6
and those who are turned back from following LORD, and those who have not sought LORD, nor inquired after him.
Malachi 1:10
Oh that there was among you who would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says LORD of hosts, nor will I accept an offering at your hand.
Matthew 12:18
Behold, my Boy whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.
Matthew 12:43-45
But when the unclean spirit goes forth out of the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.
Matthew 13:21
yet he has no root in himself, instead it is temporary. And when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway he is caused to stumble.
1 Thessalonians 2:15
The men who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and who persecuted us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men.
Hebrews 6:4-6
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and who tasted of the heavenly gift, and who became partakers of Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 10:26-27
For when we sin willfully after taking the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
2 Peter 2:19-22
promising them freedom, while they themselves are bondmen of corruption, for by what any man has been overcome, of this he has also been enslaved.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they were of us, they would have continued with us, but--so that they might be made known, that they are not all of us.