But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.
WEB
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
YLT
and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.
DBT
But we are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving [the] soul.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentHebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
- Author
- Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
- Date
- Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)