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New American Standard Bible
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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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of 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
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.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:11
“I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My commands.” Samuel was angry [over Saul’s failure] and he cried out to the Lord all night.
Psalm 44:18
Our heart has not turned back,
Nor have our steps wandered from Your path,
Proverbs 1:32
“For the turning away of the
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].
Mark 16:16
Luke 11:26
John 3:15-16
John 5:24
John 6:40
John 17:12
John 20:31
but these have been written so that you may believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of God; and that by believing [and trusting in and relying on Him] you may have life in His name.
Acts 16:30-31
and after he brought them out [of the inner prison], he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Romans 10:9-10
because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God has not destined us to [incur His] wrath [that is, He did not select us to condemn us], but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one in any way deceive or entrap you, for that day will not come unless the
2 Thessalonians 2:12-14
in order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe the truth [about their sin, and the need for salvation through Christ], but instead took pleasure in unrighteousness.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
Hebrews 6:6-9
Hebrews 10:26
For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate],
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].
1 Peter 1:5
who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.
2 Peter 3:7
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.
1 John 5:5
Who is the one who is victorious and overcomes the world? It is the one who believes and recognizes the fact that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he will pray and ask [on the believer’s behalf] and God will for him give life to those whose sin is not leading to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for this [kind of sin].
Jude 1:12-13
These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your
Revelation 17:8
“The beast that you saw was [once], but [now] is not, and he is about to come up out of the abyss (the bottomless pit, the dwelling place of demons) and go to destruction (perdition). And the inhabitants of the earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast, because he was and is not and is yet to come [to earth].
Revelation 17:11
And the beast that [once] was but is not, is himself also an eighth king and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction (perdition).