Hebrews 10:35-39 KJV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:38

Now the just shall live by faith - Ὁ δε δικαιος εκ πιστεως ζησεται· But the just by faith, i.e. he who is justified by faith, shall live - shall be preserved when this overflowing scourge shall come. See this meaning of the phrase vindicated, Romans 1:17 . And it is evident, both from this text, and Galatians 3:11 , that it is in this sense that the apostle uses it. But if any man draw back - Και εαν ὑποστειληται· But if he draw back; he, the man who is justified by faith; for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:39

But we are not of them who draw back - Ουκ εσμεν ὑποστολης - αλλα πιστεως· "We are not the cowards, but the courageous." I have no doubt of this being the meaning of the apostle, and the form of speech requires such a translation; it occurs more than once in the New Testament. So, Galatians 3:7 ; : Οἱ εκ πιστεως , they who are of the faith, rather the faithful, the believers; Romans 3:26 ; : Ὁ εκ πιστεως , the believer; Romans 2:8 ; : Οἱ εξ εριθειας , the contentious; in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:35

Verse 35 35.Cast not away, therefore, etc. He shows what especially makes us strong to persevere, even the retaining of confidence; for when that is lost, we lose the recompense set before us. It hence appears that confidence is the foundation of a godly and holy life. By mentioning reward, he diminishes nothing from the gratuitous promise of Salvation; for the faithful know that their labor is not vain in the Lord in such a way that they still rest on God’s mercy alone. But it has been often... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:36

Verse 36 36.For ye have need of patience, etc. He says that patience is necessary, not only because we have to endure to the end, but as Satan has innumerable arts by which he harasses us; and hence except we possess extraordinary patience, we shall a thousand times be broken down before we come to the half of our course. The inheritance of eternal life is indeed certain to us, but as life is like a race, we ought to go on towards the goal. But in our way there are many hindrances and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:37

Verse 37 37.For yet a little while, or, for yet a very little time, etc. That it may not be grievous to us to endure, he reminds us that the time will not be long. There is indeed nothing that avails more to sustain our minds, should they at any time become faint, than the hope of a speedy and near termination. As a general holds forth to his soldiers the prospect that the war will soon end, provided they hold out a little longer; so the Apostle reminds us that the Lord will shortly come to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:38

Verse 38 38.Now the just, etc. He means that patience is born of faith; and this is true, for we shall never be able to carry on our contests unless we are sustained by faith, even as, on the other hand, John truly declares, that our victory over the world is by faith. (1 John 5:4.) It is by faith that we ascend on high; that we leap over all the perils of this present life, and all its miseries and troubles; that we possess a quiet standing in the midst of storms and tempests. Then the Apostle... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:39

Verse 39 39.But we are not of them which draw back, etc. The Apostle made a free use of the Greek version, which was most suitable to the doctrine which he was discussing; and he now wisely applies it. He had before warned them, lest by forsaking the Church they should alienate themselves from the faith and the grace of Christ; he now teaches them that they had been called for this end, that they might not draw back. And he again sets faith and drawing back in opposition the one to the other,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:19-39

Hebrews 10:19-39 . HORTATORY PORTION OF THE EPISTLE . The great doctrine of Christ's eternal priesthood having been led up to, established by argument, and at length fully expounded, it remains only to press the practical result of a belief in it in alternate tones of encouragement and of warning. We have seen that, even in the earlier chapters, hortatory passages were frequently interposed, showing the purpose all along in the writer's mind. In the central and deepest part of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32-39

As at Hebrews 6:9 , the tones of solemn warning, founded on a real sense of the possibility of apostasy in some, are now relieved by a better hope. In Hebrews 6:9 , et seq., the writer expressed his own confidence in his readers on the ground of their conduct in the past; here he reminds them of their conduct by way of confirming their own steadfastness, and this with judgment as well as delicacy; for, as Theodoret remarks on this passage, "nothing so excites to zeal as the remembrance... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32-39

Persuasives to steadfastness. The latter part of this chapter, beginning with Hebrews 10:26 , is written in the same strain as Hebrews 6:4-20 . In both passages a strong denunciatory warning is followed by a tender exhortation, expressive of the writer's fond hope that the Hebrew Christians will "stand fast in the Lord." The pathetic appeal contained in the verses before us is based upon three grounds, belonging respectively to the past, the future, and the present. I. As APPEAL ... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:38

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:39

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:35

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:36

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:37

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:38

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:39

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:19-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32-39

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