Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But we are not of retreat for destruction, but of faith for the preservation of the soul.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Holman Bible
But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.
International Standard Version
Now, we do not belong to those who turn back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
American Standard Version
But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.
Amplified
But
An Understandable Version
But we are not like those people who turn back and are destroyed, but like those who have faith [in God] and obtain the salvation of their souls.
Anderson New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back to perdition; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
Bible in Basic English
But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.
Common New Testament
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and keep their souls.
Daniel Mace New Testament
as for us, we are not such as desert to their own destruction; but such as persevere in the faith, to the saving of our souls.
Darby Translation
But we are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving the soul.
Godbey New Testament
But we are not of the drawing back unto perdition; but of faith unto the salvation of the soul.
Goodspeed New Testament
But we will not draw back and perish, but we will have faith and save our souls.
John Wesley New Testament
But we are not of them who draw back to perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Julia Smith Translation
And we are not of drawing down to perdition; but of faith to the acquisition of the soul.
King James 2000
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith to the preservation of [our] souls.
Modern King James verseion
But we are not of those withdrawing to destruction, but of those who believe to the preserving of the soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, to the winning of the soul.
Moffatt New Testament
We are not the men to shrink back and be lost, but to have faith and so to win our souls.
Montgomery New Testament
"But we are not of defections unto perdition, but of faith unto the gaining of the soul."
NET Bible
But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
New Heart English Bible
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
Noyes New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back, unto perdition; but of those who believe, to the saving of the soul.
Sawyer New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.
The Emphasized Bible
We, however, are not of a drawing back unto destruction, but, of faith, unto an acquisition of life.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But we are not of those who turn back unto perdition; but of those who believe to the salvation of the soul.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But we do not belong to those who draw back, to their Ruin, but to those who have faith, to the saving of their souls.
Webster
But we are not of them who draw back to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Weymouth New Testament
But we are not people who shrink back and perish, but are among those who believe and gain possession of their souls.
Williams New Testament
But we are not of a disposition to draw back so as to perish, but we have faith that leads to the saving of the soul.
World English Bible
But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
Worrell New Testament
But we are not of those who draw back to destruction; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
Worsley New Testament
But we are not of those who withdraw to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Youngs Literal Translation
and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.
Themes
Apostasy » Guilt and punishment of
Apostates » Guilt and punishment of
Seven » Example of steadfastness » Paul, in finishing his course
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Paul, in finishing his course
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Paul, in finishing his course
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Devotionals
Devotionals containing Hebrews 10:39
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 10:39
Prayers for Hebrews 10:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Serious Warning Against Continuing Deliberate Sin
38 But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him. 39 But we are not of retreat for destruction, but of faith for the preservation of the soul.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:11
I regret that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. And Samuel was angry, and he cried out to LORD all night.
Psalm 44:18
Our heart is not turned back, nor have our steps declined from thy way,
Proverbs 1:32
For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man from his own fruits.
Mark 16:16
He who believes and is immersed will be saved, but he who does not believe will be damned.
Luke 11:26
Then it goes, and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having enter in, it dwells there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.
John 3:15-16
so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.
John 5:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, that he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life. And he does not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.
John 6:40
And this is the will of him who sent me, that every man who sees the Son, and believes in him, may have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. Whom thou gave to me, I kept, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of destruction, so that the scripture might be fulfilled.
John 20:31
But these are written, so that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.
Acts 16:30-31
And after bringing them outside, he said, Sirs, what must I do so that I may be saved?
Romans 10:9-10
that if thou will confess with thy mouth, Lord Jesus, and will believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou will be saved.
1 Thessalonians 5:9
Because God appointed us not for wrath, but for an acquired possession of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let not any man deceive you in any way, because if not, the defection may come first, and he may be revealed--the man of sin, the son of destruction,
2 Thessalonians 2:12-14
so that they might be condemned--all those who did not believe the truth, but who delighted in unrighteousness.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
Hebrews 6:6-9
and who fell away, to restore again to repentance, crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and disgracing him publicly.
Hebrews 10:26
For when we sin willfully after taking the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the foundation of hoping, the evidence of events not being seen.
1 Peter 1:5
men being kept by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
2 Peter 3:7
But now the heavens and the earth, which have been stored up by the same word, are being preserved for fire in a day of judgment and destruction of irreverent men.
1 John 5:5
And who is he who overcomes the world, if not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:16
If any man may see his brother sinning a sin not toward death, he will ask, and he will give life to him, to those not sinning toward death. There is sin toward death. I do not say that he should make request about that.
Jude 1:12-13
These are reefs in your love-feasts, feasting together, fearlessly tending to themselves, waterless clouds carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit, who died twice having being uprooted,
Revelation 17:8
The beast that thou saw was, and is not, and is going to ascend out of the abyss and go into destruction. And those who dwell on the earth will wonder, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of th
Revelation 17:11
And the beast that was, and is not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and he goes into destruction.