Hebrews 10:39
But we are not the children of withdrawing unto perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
38But my just man liveth by faith; but if he withdraw himself, he shall not please my soul.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:11It repenteth me that I have made Saul king: for he hath forsaken me, and hath not executed my commandments. And Samuel was grieved, and he cried unto the Lord all night.
Proverbs 1:32The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned.
John 3:15That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.
John 6:40And this is the will of my Father that sent me: that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth in him, may have life everlasting, and I will raise him up in the last day.
John 20:31But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing, you may have life in his name.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 10:20-39
The Consecrated Way; Cautions against Apostasy; Perseverance Inculcated. ( a. d. 62.) 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having a high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the… Read the whole commentary →