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Hebrews 10:37

New Testament Epistle (General) ASV (1901)

What does Hebrews 10:37 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.
Hebrews 10:37 — American Standard Version

Context — Hebrews 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
34For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of you possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.
35Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.
36For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
37For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.
38But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
39But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, etc..] That the person spoken of is the Lord Jesus Christ, is evident from the prophecy in (<350203>Habakkuk 2:3) here referred to, and from the character of him that is to come, (<401103>Matthew 11:3) and from parallel places, (<590507>James 5:7-9) and this is to be understood, not of his coming in the flesh, for he was come in the flesh already; though Habakkuk indeed refers to his first coming, yet not to that only, but including his second coming also; but of his coming in his kingdom and power to destroy Jerusalem, and take vengeance on the Jews, for their rejection of him: the kingdom of Christ was at hand, when he began to…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Encouragement to patient endurance by consideration of the shortness of the time till Christ shall come, and God's rejection of him that draws back, taken from Hab 2:3-4. a little while-- (Joh 16:16). he that shall come--literally, "the Comer." In Habakkuk, it is the vision that is said to be about to come. Christ, being the grand and ultimate subject of all prophetical vision, is here made by Paul, under inspiration, the subject of the Spirit's prophecy by Habakkuk, in its final and exhaustive fulfilment.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For yet a little while - There seems to be an allusion here to what the Saviour himself said, “A little while, and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while and ye shall see me;” John 16:16. Or more probably it may be to Habakkuk 2:3. “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not he: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” The idea which the apostle means to convey evidently is, that the time of their deliverance from their trials was not far remote. And he that shall come will come - The reference here is, doubtless, to the Messiah. But what “coming” of his is referred to here, is more uncertain. Most…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“He that cometh - To reward every man according to his works. Hebrews 10:38”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“10:37-38 These verses quote Hab 2:3-4 to contrast the righteous and the wicked as they face God’s judgment (cp. Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Isa 26:20, Isa 60:22; Hab 2:3, Hab 2:4; Luk 18:8; Jam 5:7-9; Pe2 3:8; Rev 22:20 Hebrews 10:38”
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