Hebrews 10:38
But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
37For, yet a little while, how short! how short! The Coming One will be here, and will not tarry;
39We, however, are not of a drawing back unto destruction, but, of faith, unto an acquisition of life.
Cross References
Psalms 5:4For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine:
Psalms 147:11Yahweh, hath pleasure, in them who revere him, in them who wait for his lovingkindness.
Isaiah 42:1Lo! my Servant, I will uphold him, My chosen, well-pleased is my soul,—I have put my spirit upon him, Justice—to the nations, will he bring forth:
Ezekiel 18:24But, when a righteous man, shall turn away, from his righteousness and do that which is perverse, Shall do, according to all the abominations which the lawless man hath done, Shall he live? None of his righteous acts which he hath done, shall be remembered, In his treachery wherein he hath been treacherous, And in his sin wherein he hath sinned, In them, shall he die.
Zephaniah 1:6And them who turn away from following Yahweh,—and have neither sought Yahweh, nor enquired for him.
Matthew 12:18Lo! my servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom, my soul, delighteth,—I will put my Spirit upon him, and, justice, unto the nations, will he report:
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 →