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The Book of Hebrews, Chapter 10, Verse 37

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For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
King James Version
Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
American Standard Version
But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
New English Translation
But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
World English Bible
"In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait.
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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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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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For by it the elders obtained a good report.
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Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
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By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
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By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
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But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
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By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
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By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: