Hebrews 10:38
and through faith the righteous will find life, but, if anyone draws back, my heart can find no pleasure in them.’
Open English Bible (US)
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‘For there is indeed but a very little while before he who is coming will have come, without delay;
Cross References
Psalms 5:4For you are no God who takes pleasure in wickedness: no one of evil can be your guest.
Psalms 147:11but the Lord has his pleasure in those who revere him, in those who wait for his kindness.
Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn back from following the Lord, And those who do not seek the Lord nor strive to find him.
Matthew 12:18‘Here is my chosen servant, who I love and who pleases me! I will breathe my spirit on him, and he will announce a time of judgment to the Gentiles.
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 →