KJV King James Version
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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Hebrews 11:6
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
WEB World English Bible
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
ASV American Standard Version
and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.
Surrounding context — Hebrews 11
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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:
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χωρὶςG5565 · chōriswithoutδὲG1161 · dethenπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithἀδύνατονG102 · adunatosunableεὐαρεστῆσαι·G2100 · euaresteōto pleaseπιστεῦσαιG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)γὰρG1063 · garforδεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροσερχόμενονG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷG2316 · theosGodὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἔστινG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκζητοῦσινG1567 · ekzēteōto seek outαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heμισθαποδότηςG3406 · misthapodotēsrewarderγίνεται.¶G1096 · ginomaito be
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Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.Jeremiah 29:13-14And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Psalm 105:3-4Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.Luke 12:31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.Psalm 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.Hebrews 3:12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.Romans 10:14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?Psalm 73:28But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.John 3:18-19He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.Hebrews 4:6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:2 Peter 1:5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;John 8:24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.2 Peter 1:10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
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