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Hebrews 10

Heb. 10:38 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
the just
dikaios (Greek #1342)
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
KJV usage: just, meet, right(-eous).
Pronounce: dik'-ah-yos
Origin: from 1349
shall live
zao (Greek #2198)
to live (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
Pronounce: dzah'-o
Origin: a primary verb
by
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
faith
pistis (Greek #4102)
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
KJV usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
Pronounce: pis'-tis
Origin: from 3982
: but
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
if
ean (Greek #1437)
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
KJV usage: before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever). See 3361.
Pronounce: eh-an'
Origin: from 1487 and 302
any man draw back
hupostello (Greek #5288)
to withhold under (out of sight), i.e. (reflexively) to cower or shrink, (figuratively) to conceal (reserve)
KJV usage: draw (keep) back, shun, withdraw.
Pronounce: hoop-os-tel'-lo
Origin: from 5259 and 4724
, my
mou (Greek #3450)
of me
KJV usage: I, me, mine (own), my.
Pronounce: moo
Origin: the simpler form of 1700
soul
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
psuche (Greek #5590)
breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from 4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from 2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew 05315, 07307 and 02416)
KJV usage: heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
Pronounce: psoo-khay'
Origin: from 5594
shall have
eudokeo (Greek #2106)
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
KJV usage: think good, (be well) please(-d), be the good (have, take) pleasure, be willing.
Pronounce: yoo-dok-eh'-o
Origin: from 2095 and 1380
no
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
pleasure
eudokeo (Greek #2106)
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
KJV usage: think good, (be well) please(-d), be the good (have, take) pleasure, be willing.
Pronounce: yoo-dok-eh'-o
Origin: from 2095 and 1380
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections

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Faith,
Soul; Spirit

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Ministry on This Verse

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the just.
Hab. 2:4•  (Hab. 2:4)
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Rom. 1:17• 17For God's righteousness in it is revealed by faith unto faith, even as it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.” (Rom. 1:17)
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Gal. 3:11• 11but that in virtue of law none is justified with God [is] evident, for “the just by faith shall (Gal. 3:11)
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Heb. 10:26‑27• 26For if we sin wilfully after receiving the full knowledge of the truth, there no longer remaineth a sacrifice for sins,
 27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and heat of fire about to devour the adversaries. (Heb. 10:26‑27)
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Heb. 6:4‑6• 4For [it is] impossible to renew again unto repentance those that were once enlightened
 5and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit and tasted God's good word, and powers of an age to come,
 6and have fallen away, while for themselves crucifying and making a show of the Son of God. (Heb. 6:4‑6)
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Psa. 85:8•  (Psa. 85:8)
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Ezek. 3:20•  (Ezek. 3:20)
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Ezek. 18:24•  (Ezek. 18:24)
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Zeph. 1:6•  (Zeph. 1:6)
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Matt. 12:43‑45• 43{i}But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find [it].{/i}
 44{i}Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned.{/i}
 45{i}Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.{/i} (Matt. 12:43‑45)
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Matt. 13:21• 21{i}but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.{/i} (Matt. 13:21)
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2 Peter 2:19‑22• 19promising them liberty while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is worsted, by him is he also held in bondage.
 20For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but again entangled and worsted thereby, the last for them is become worse than the first.
 21For it were better for them not to have known well the way of righteousness than knowing well to have turned back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
 22[But] there hath happened to them the [saying] of the true proverb, A dog returned to his own vomit, and A sow washed into rolling in mire. (2 Peter 2:19‑22)
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1 John 2:19• 19From us they went out, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have abode with us, but [they went out] that they might be manifested that none are of us. (1 John 2:19)
my.
Psa. 5:4•  (Psa. 5:4)
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Psa. 147:11•  (Psa. 147:11)
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Psa. 149:4•  (Psa. 149:4)
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Isa. 42:1•  (Isa. 42:1)
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Mal. 1:10•  (Mal. 1:10)
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Matt. 12:18• 18{i}Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall show forth judgment to the nations.{/i} (Matt. 12:18)
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1 Thess. 2:15• 15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and please not God, and [are] contrary to all men, (1 Thess. 2:15)
• In Hebrews the passage is used again in a way quite as different by the same apostle Paul. “For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith.” The emphasis here is not on “the just” which is strong in Romans {Rom. 1:17}, nor upon “faith” which is strong in Galatians {Gal. 3:11}, but on “live” which is as strong here {Heb. 10:38}. (“Habakkuk 2” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But the justd shall live by faith; and, if hee draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.

JND Translation Notes

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Or possibly this may read "my just [man]." i.e. God's just one, the one he owns as such. There is good authority for it. The sense runs well and is the same.
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Or "any one." The apostle is contrasting two characters; the one who perishes, and the one who saves, preserves, his life (spiritually, of course). The professing Hebrews were in danger of drawing back. It is certain that in what the apostle quotes (Hab. 2.3,4) there is no reference in the word "he" to the just who lives by faith. The Hebrew and the LXX prove this. All through this Epistle the Hebrews who acknowledged Jesus as Messiah are treated as a people; that is, the whole people accepted on condition of believing. So Peter. "but are now the people of God." And here. "Jesus, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood." In this Epistle there is nothing of the sanctification of the Spirit; but the writer urges as a practical truth "the just shall live by faith." and then he says, "and, if he draw back"; that is, any one holding this position of a professed believer; but if he was living by faith in him, he was not drawing back. In a word, drawing back is one character, living by faith another.

W. Kelly Translation

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But thea just shall live by faith; and if heb draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "my."
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Or, "one." It may not be needful to interpolate "one" or "any man"; but there is no real ground for inferring that the same man is meant. The Hebrew and the LXX exclude such a thought, and certainly the Apostle did not intend differently. But the form differs according to Divine wisdom to warn the Jewish professor who professed faith but might not live by it.