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Hebrews 11:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Hebrews 11:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:620 words
GreekMeaning
χωρὶςchōris
WithoutprepositionG5565
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πίστεωςpisteōs
faithnounG4102
ἀδύνατονadynaton
it is impossibleadjectiveG102
εὐαρεστῆσαιeuarestēsai
to please HimverbG2100
πιστεῦσαιpisteusai
To believeverbG4100
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
δεῖdei
it behoovesverbG1210
τὸνton
the onearticleG3588
προσερχόμενονproserchomenon
drawing nearverbG4334
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
to GodnounG2316
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἔστινestin
He existsverbG1510
καὶkai
and thatwordG2532
τοῖςtois
to thosearticleG3588
ἐκζητοῦσινekzētousin
earnestly seeking outverbG1567
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
μισθαποδότηςmisthapodotēs
a rewardernounG3406
γίνεταιginetai
He becomesverbG1096
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:6

“By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death, and was not found, because God had translated him.” This man displayed greater faith than Abel. How (you ask)? Because, although be came after him, yet what befell [Abel] was sufficient to guide him back. How? God foreknew that [Abel] would be killed. For He said to Cain: “You have sinned: do not add thereto.” Honored by him, He did not protect him. And yet neither did this throw him [Enoch] into indifference. He…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 22 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo ago
Without Faith It's Impossible to Please God
I've been interpreting this as: faith is the entrance fee to spirituality. You have to believe correctly before God will accept your works. But maybe it means something simpler - without trust in God'...
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