Hebrews

Hebrews 10:38–39

³⁸But My righteous one will live by faith;ⁱ

and if he shrinks back,

I will take no pleasure in him.”^j

³⁹But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
righteous	δίκαιός	dikaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
one	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
will live	ζήσεται	zēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2198 I live
by	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
faith	πίστεως	pisteōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
he shrinks back	ὑποστείληται	hyposteilētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G5288 I draw back, conceal
I	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
pleasure	εὐδοκεῖ	eudokei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2106 I am resolved, well-pleased
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
we	Ἡμεῖς	Hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
are	ἐσμὲν	esmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
of	ὑποστολῆς	hypostolēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5289 a shrinking, drawing back
are destroyed	ἀπώλειαν	apōleian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G684 destruction, ruin, loss
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
of	πίστεως	pisteōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
preserve	περιποίησιν	peripoiēsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4047 obtaining, possessing, possession
souls	ψυχῆς	psychēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5590 the soul, life, self

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hebrews 10:38 Galatians 3:11 · Habakkuk 2:4 · Romans 1:17 · Psalm 85:8 · Hebrews 6:4–6 · Ezekiel 3:20 · Isaiah 42:1 · Matthew 13:21 · Psalm 147:11 · Zephaniah 1:6 · Matthew 12:18 · Malachi 1:10

Hebrews 10:39 1 John 5:5 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Mark 16:16 · 2 Thessalonians 2:12–14 · 1 John 5:16 · 1 Samuel 15:11 · 2 Peter 3:7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:9 · Luke 11:26 · John 20:31 · Hebrews 11:1 · John 6:40

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.