Hebrews 10:37
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
36 You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
- KJV
- For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
- WEB
- “In a very little while, he who comes will come and will not wait.
- ASV
- For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.
- DARBY
- For yet a very little while he that comes will come, and will not delay.
- BLB
- For “Yet [in] a very little while, the One coming will come, and will not delay.
- ÅB
- For enda er det bare så kort en stund, så kommer han som komme skal, og han skal ikke drøye;
- OTB
- For om en meget kort tid, vil den som kommer, ankomme og ikke drøye.
- B1930
- For ennu er det bare så kort en stund, så kommer han som komme skal, og han skal ikke dryge;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 5:7–9
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:3–4
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Read in contextLuke 18:8
I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
Read in contextIsaiah 26:20
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
Read in contextIsaiah 60:22
The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
Read in contextRevelation 22:20
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
Read in context2 Peter 3:8
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
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