11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 11:6
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.
Hebrews 11:6 in 11 translations
- 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.
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and apart from faith it is impossible to please [Him], for it is required of him who is coming to God to believe that He exists and [that] He becomes a rewarder to those seeking Him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- You can't expect God to be pleased with you if you don't trust him! Anyone who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who are searching for 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.
- DBY 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| χωρὶς | chōris | without | G5565 χωρίς without |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 δέ then |
| πίστεως | pisteōs | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| ἀδύνατον | adynaton | [it is] impossible | G102 ἀδύνατος unable |
| εὐαρεστῆσαι | euarestēsai | to please [God] | G2100 εὐαρεστέω to please |
| πιστεῦσαι | pisteusai | believe | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| δεῖ | dei | must | G1163 δεῖ be necessary |
| τὸν | ton | anyone who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| προσερχόμενον | proserchomenon | approaches | G4334 προσέρχομαι to come near/agree |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεῷ | Theō | [Him] | G2316 θεός God |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἔστιν | estin | He exists | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and [that] | G2532 καί and |
| τοῖς | tois | those who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐκζητοῦσιν | ekzētousin | earnestly seek | G1567 ἐκζητέω to seek out |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| μισθαποδότης | misthapodotēs | He rewards | G3406 μισθαποδότης rewarder |
| γίνεται | ginetai | — | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
Related verses
- Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
- Jeremiah 29:13–14
You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” says Yahweh, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh. I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.”
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Psalm 105:3–4
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
- Luke 12:31
But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.
- Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
- Hebrews 7:25
Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
- Hebrews 3:12
Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;
- John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
5 By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
6 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.
7 By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
8 By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
Read all of Hebrews 11 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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