Hebrews 10:39 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 10:39

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

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ASV

But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.

KJV

But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But we are not of them ... - We who are true Christians do not belong to such a class. In this the apostle expresses the fullest conviction that none of those to whom he wrote would apostatize. The case which he had been describing was only a supposable case, not one which he believed would occur. He had only been stating what “must” happen if a sincere Christian should apostatize. But he did not mean to say that this “would” occur in regard to them. or in any case.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If we live by faith, and die in faith, our souls will be safe for ever.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

A Pauline elegant turning-off from denunciatory warnings to charitable hopes of his readers (Ro 8:12). saving of the soul--literally, "acquisition (or obtaining) of the soul." The kindred Greek verb is applied to Christ's acquiring the Church as the purchase of His blood (Ac 20:28). If we acquire or obtain our soul's salvation, it is through Him who has obtained it for us by His bloodshedding.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	We ourselves	G3165 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐσμὲν	esmen	are	G1510 →
ὑποστολῆς	hupostolēs	of [those] drawing back	G5289 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
ἀπώλειαν	apōleian	destruction	G684 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
πίστεως	pisteōs	of faith	G4102 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
περιποίησιν	peripoiēsin	[the] preserving	G4047 →
ψυχῆς.¶	psuchēs	[of the] soul.	G5590 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
leads to
- John 11:25–26
  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
- John 3:36
  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- Romans 10:9–14
  that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
- John 3:18–19
  Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
- John 3:15–16
  that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
Through
1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads…
leads to
- Hebrews 6:4–6
  It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Through
1 Peter 1:5
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
leads to
- Philippians 1:6
  being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 2:8
  For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

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