King James Version

Hebrews 10:39

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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ἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐσμὲνesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὑποστολῆςhupostolēsof them who draw backὑποστολή (hupostolē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of them who draw back”, the of-formG5289a shrinking, drawing back.of them who draw backεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἀπώλειανapōleianperditionἀπώλεια (apōleia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “perdition”, the object formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.perditionἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butπίστεωςpisteōsof them that believeπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of them that believe”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.of them that believeεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toπεριποίησινperipoiēsinsavingπεριποίησις (peripoiēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “saving”, the object formG4047acquiring, obtaining, possessing, possession, ownership.the savingψυχῆςpsuchēsof the soulψυχή (psuchē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the soul”, the of-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “the soul”.of the soul

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.

World English Bible

But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.

Darby Translation

But we are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving [the] soul.

Douay-Rheims

But we are not the children of withdrawing unto perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.

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