KJV ORIGINAL
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But we're not the type of people who back down and lose everything — we're the ones who keep believing and actually save our souls.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
We don't quit when it gets hard; we stick with faith and come out alive.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Epistle to the Hebrews was written by an anonymous author to Jewish Christians in the mid-to-late first century CE. It was written to encourage Jewish Christians facing persecution and social pressure not to abandon their faith in Christ and revert to traditional Judaism.
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