Hebrews 10:38
and 'the righteous by faith shall live,' and 'if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'
Young's Literal Translation
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 very very little, He who is coming will come, and will not tarry;
39and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.
Cross References
Psalms 5:4For not a God desiring wickedness [art] Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.
Psalms 147:11Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
Isaiah 42:1Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one — My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.
Ezekiel 18:24And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth — thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.
Zephaniah 1:6And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.
Matthew 12:18'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,
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 →