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Hebrews 11:6Heb.11.6

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.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Or sans la foi il est impossible de lui être agréable; car il faut que celui qui s'approche de Dieu croie que Dieu existe, et qu'il est le rémunérateur de ceux qui le cherchent.

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Rufinus Aquileiensis

    Commentarius In Symbolum Apostolorum

    i yiviTou. Antea sit lectum : voculae autem in se desiderabantur. credentibus in se remunerator fit (Hebr. 11.6.) Sed et Propheta dicit : Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis (Esa. 7.9.). Ut ergo intelligentiae tibi aditus patescat, recte primo omnium te credere profiteris : quia…
  • Hilary of Poitiers

    Fifteen Fragments from a Historical Work

    ose unaware that He is God. For this reason, the faith of Abraham is credited as righteousness first Hebrews 11:6 and Romans 4:9, and the faith of the Canaanite woman, who silently tested the Lord, saves her daughter Matthew 15:28, and to those who believe in His name, power is g…
  • Prosper of Aquitaine

    Contra Collatorem

    the breath of charity diffused through the Holy Spirit. For without faith it is impossible to please Hebrews 11:6: and, "Whatever is not of faith is sin" Romans 14:23: and, in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; but faith working through love Gala…

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