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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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χωρὶςchōriswithoutχωρίςpreposition — “without”G5565apart from, separately from; without.This verse uses “without”.withoutδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithἀδύνατονadunatonit is impossibleἀδύνατος (adunatos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “it is impossible”, the subject formG102of persons: incapable; of things: impossible; either the inability, or that which is impossible.This verse uses “impossible”.it is impossibleεὐαρεστῆσαιeuarestēsaito pleaseεὐαρεστέω (euaresteō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to please”, a single actionG2100I give pleasure to, please (perhaps with the added idea of: rendering good service to).to pleaseπιστεῦσαιpisteusaito believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to believe”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.believeγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.δεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προσερχόμενονproserchomenonto come nearπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to come near”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).This verse uses “come near”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἔστινestinhe isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he isκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκζητοῦσινekzētousinof them that diligently seekἐκζητέω (ekzēteō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “of them that diligently seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1567I seek out, seek out after, require.of them that diligently seekαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himμισθαποδότηςmisthapodotēsrewarderμισθαποδότηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “rewarder”, the subject formG3406a rewarder.γίνεταιginetaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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.

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.

Darby Translation

But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]. For he that draws near to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them who seek him out.

Douay-Rheims

But without faith it is impossible to please God. For he that cometh to God, must believe that he is, and is a rewarder to them that seek him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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