Hebrews 10:38
Those who do what is right will live by trusting in God, and if they draw back from their commitment, I won't be pleased with them.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
In Context
37“In just a little while he will come, as he said—he won't delay.
Cross References
Psalms 5:4For you are not a God who has any pleasure in wickedness; evil has no place with you.
Psalms 147:11What the Lord values are those who follow him, those who put their confidence in his trustworthy love.
Isaiah 42:1Look! Here is my servant, the one I support; my chosen one who pleases me. I have placed my Spirit on him, and he will show the nations what is right.
Ezekiel 18:24But if someone who is living according to what's right stops and does wrong, doing the same offensive things as the wicked, will that person live? Of course not! In fact, all the good things they did previously will be forgotten. That person will die because of their betrayal of me and the sins they've committed.
Zephaniah 1:6I will destroy those who once worshiped the Lord but don't anymore. They don't seek the Lord or ask for my help.
Matthew 12:18This is my servant whom I've chosen, The one I love, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit on him, And he will tell the foreigners what's right.
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 →