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Hebrews 10:39

The Pulpit Commentary on Hebrews 10:39

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe unto the saving of the soul; literally, not of the drawing back unto … but of faith unto, etc. Thus, once more before proceeding to the subject now before him, the writer is careful to disclaim any real expectation of defection in his readers, and with delicacy he includes himself with them by his use of the nominative plural.

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