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Hebrews 11:6

And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5By faith Enoch was transferred to not see death, and he was not found, because God transferred him. For before his removal he was reported to be pleasing to God.

7By faith Noah, being divinely warned about things not yet seen, moved with awe, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became an heir of righteousness according to faith.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:11And LORD said to Moses, How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?

Ruth 2:12LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou have come to take refuge.

Job 21:14And they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.

Psalms 73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God. I have made lord LORD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.

Psalms 78:32For all this they still sinned, and did not believe in his wondrous works.

Psalms 106:21They forgot God their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:5-32

Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 4 By 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. 5 By 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. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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