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A Call to Persevere

Hebrews 10:38

In 9 translations

BSB
But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”BYZ and TR But the righteous will live by faithHabakkuk 2:3–4 (see also LXX)
KJV
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
WEB
But the righteous one will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
ASV
But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
LSV
but, “The righteous will live by faith; and if he may draw back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”
YLT
and 'the righteous by faith shall live,' and 'if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'
DBY
But the just shall live by faith; and, if he draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.
DRC
But my just man liveth by faith; but if he withdraw himself, he shall not please my soul.
GNV
Nowe the iust shall liue by faith: but if any withdrawe himselfe, my soule shall haue no pleasure in him.

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include μου (“of Mine”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: μου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μου; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ δίκαιός μου ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται, καὶ ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν αὐτῷ.
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται· καὶ ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν αὐτῷ.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται· καὶ ἐὰν ὑποστείληται, οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν αὐτῷ.
SCR1894
ο δε δικαιος εκ πιστεως ζησεται και εαν υποστειληται ουκ ευδοκει η ψυχη μου εν αυτω

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Galatians 3:11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
  • Habakkuk 2:4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — but the righteous will live by faith —
  • Romans 1:17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  • Psalms 85:8I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
  • Hebrews 6:4–6It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— and…
  • Ezekiel 3:20Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be…
  • Matthew 13:21But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
  • Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
  • Psalms 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
  • Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
  • Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
  • Matthew 12:18“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
  • Hebrews 10:26–27If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
  • Matthew 12:43–45When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and…
  • 2 Peter 2:19–22They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and…
  • Psalms 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

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