Hebrews 11:6

but without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who seek for him.

Open English Bible (US)

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

5Faith led to Enoch’s removal from earth, so that he might not experience death. ‘He could not be found because God had removed him.’ For, before his removal, he was renowned as having pleased God;

7It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows on faith.

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Cross References

Ruth 2:12May the Lord repay you for what you have done, and may you be fully rewarded by the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

Psalms 73:28But I am happy when close to God; the Lord my God I have made my refuge, that I may recount all the things you have done.

Psalms 78:32Yet for all this they sinned yet more, and refused to believe in his wonders.

Psalms 106:21They forgot the God who had saved them by mighty deeds 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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