Study it in the app“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.”
Without faith no one pleases God: believe he rewards those who seek himFaith
Andδὲwithoutχωρὶςfaithπίστεωςit isimpossibleἀδύνατονto please him,εὐαρεστῆσαιforγὰρthe one who draws nearτὸν προσερχόμενονto Godτῷ θεῷmustδεῖbelieveπιστεῦσαιthatὅτιhe existsἔστινandκαὶthathe isγίνεταιa rewarderμισθαποδότηςof those who seekτοῖς ἐκζητοῦσινhim.αὐτὸν
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appearstrust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appearsimpossible
What cannot be done.
Where else “adynaton” appearsplease
Please, be pleasing to someone; in the passive, be pleased with something.
Where else “euarestēsai” appearsdraw near
To come before God to pray to him or worship him.
Where else “proserchomenon” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appearsmust
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appearsbelieve
To believe something is true.
Where else “pisteusai” appearsexist
To have existence, to be alive.
Where else “estin” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginetai” appearsrewarder
Rewarder: someone who gives the reward.
Where else “misthapodotēs” appearsseek
Look earnestly for God or something desired.
Where else “ekzētousin” appears5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him up; for before being taken up he had received testimony that he had pleased God.
6 · This verse (above)
7By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, in reverence built an ark for the salvation of his house; through which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
