Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Holman Bible
But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.
International Standard Version
Now, we do not belong to those who turn back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
A Conservative Version
But we are not of retreat for destruction, but of faith for the preservation of the soul.
American Standard Version
But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.
Amplified
But
An Understandable Version
But we are not like those people who turn back and are destroyed, but like those who have faith [in God] and obtain the salvation of their souls.
Anderson New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back to perdition; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
Bible in Basic English
But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.
Common New Testament
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and keep their souls.
Daniel Mace New Testament
as for us, we are not such as desert to their own destruction; but such as persevere in the faith, to the saving of our souls.
Darby Translation
But we are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving the soul.
Godbey New Testament
But we are not of the drawing back unto perdition; but of faith unto the salvation of the soul.
Goodspeed New Testament
But we will not draw back and perish, but we will have faith and save our souls.
John Wesley New Testament
But we are not of them who draw back to perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Julia Smith Translation
And we are not of drawing down to perdition; but of faith to the acquisition of the soul.
King James 2000
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith to the preservation of [our] souls.
Modern King James verseion
But we are not of those withdrawing to destruction, but of those who believe to the preserving of the soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, to the winning of the soul.
Moffatt New Testament
We are not the men to shrink back and be lost, but to have faith and so to win our souls.
Montgomery New Testament
"But we are not of defections unto perdition, but of faith unto the gaining of the soul."
NET Bible
But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
New Heart English Bible
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
Noyes New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back, unto perdition; but of those who believe, to the saving of the soul.
Sawyer New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.
The Emphasized Bible
We, however, are not of a drawing back unto destruction, but, of faith, unto an acquisition of life.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But we are not of those who turn back unto perdition; but of those who believe to the salvation of the soul.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But we do not belong to those who draw back, to their Ruin, but to those who have faith, to the saving of their souls.
Webster
But we are not of them who draw back to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Weymouth New Testament
But we are not people who shrink back and perish, but are among those who believe and gain possession of their souls.
Williams New Testament
But we are not of a disposition to draw back so as to perish, but we have faith that leads to the saving of the soul.
World English Bible
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
Worrell New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back to destruction; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
Worsley New Testament
But we are not of those who withdraw to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Themes
Apostasy » Guilt and punishment of
Apostates » Guilt and punishment of
Seven » Example of steadfastness » Paul, in finishing his course
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Paul, in finishing his course
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Paul, in finishing his course
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Devotionals containing Hebrews 10:39
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 10:39
Prayers for Hebrews 10:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Serious Warning Against Continuing Deliberate Sin
38 and 'the righteous by faith shall live,' and 'if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,' 39 and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:11
'I have repented that I caused Saul to reign for king, for he hath turned back from after Me, and My words he hath not performed;' and it is displeasing to Samuel, and he crieth unto Jehovah all the night.
Psalm 44:18
We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.
Proverbs 1:32
For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
Proverbs 14:14
From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.
Mark 16:16
he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.
Luke 11:26
then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.'
John 3:15-16
that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,
John 5:24
Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.
John 6:40
and this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.'
John 17:12
when I was with them in the world, I was keeping them in Thy name; those whom Thou hast given to me I did guard, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of the destruction, that the Writing may be fulfilled.
John 20:31
and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.'
Acts 16:30-31
and having brought them forth, said, 'Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?'
Romans 10:9-10
that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,
1 Thessalonians 5:9
because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 Thessalonians 2:3
let not any one deceive you in any manner, because -- if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed -- the son of the destruction,
2 Thessalonians 2:12-14
that they may be judged -- all who did not believe the truth, but were well pleased in the unrighteousness.
1 Timothy 6:9
and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
Hebrews 6:6-9
and having fallen away, again to renew them to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
Hebrews 10:26
For we -- wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth -- no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,
Hebrews 11:1
And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,
1 Peter 1:5
who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
2 Peter 3:7
and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.
1 John 5:5
who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:16
If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;
Jude 1:12-13
These are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;
Revelation 17:8
'The beast that thou didst see: it was, and it is not; and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and wonder shall those dwelling upon the earth, whose names have not been written upon the scroll of the life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is.
Revelation 17:11
and the beast that was, and is not, he also is eighth, and out of the seven he is, and to destruction he doth go away.