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Berean Standard Bible

“And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”

Hebrews 11:6

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Study note

This verse comes in the writer's comment on Enoch, who according to Genesis 5 walked with God and was taken away without seeing death. The ancient Greek translation of Genesis said that Enoch pleased God, and the writer explains what lay behind that: Enoch trusted God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it benefits him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becomes a rewarder.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Empero sin fe es imposible agradar á Dios; porque es menester que el que á Dios se allega, crea que le hay, y que es galardonador de los que le buscan.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios. El que quiera acercarse a Dios debe creer que existe y que premia a los que sinceramente lo buscan.

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