Hebrews 10:37

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“For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.”

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BSBPD

“For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for yet a very very little, He who is coming will come, and will not tarry;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 10:37 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
  2. Isaiah 60:22The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
  3. Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
  4. Matthew 11:3to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
  5. Luke 18:8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
  6. James 5:7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
  7. 2 Peter 3:8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
  8. Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

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