Hebrews 11:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον εὐαρεστῆσαι: πιστεῦσαι γὰρ δεῖ τὸν προσερχόμενον τῷ Θεῷ ὅτι ἔστιν, καὶ τοῖς ἐκζητοῦσιν αὐτὸν μισθαποδότης γίνεται.

Transliteration

Chōris de pisteōs adynaton euarestēsai: pisteusai gar dei the one proserchomenon to the Theō that he estin, and to those ekzētousin him misthapodotēs ginetai.

Grammar Details

• *Chōris*: preposition + genitive - without/apart from
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but
• *pisteōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of faith
• *adynaton*: nominative, neuter, singular (adjective used as noun) - impossible
• *euarestēsai*: aorist active infinitive - to please/be well-pleasing
• *pisteusai*: aorist active infinitive - to believe/trust
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
• *dei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary
• *proserchomenon*: present middle participle, accusative, masculine, singular - coming/approaching
• *Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - to God
• *estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - he is
• *ekzētousin*: present active participle, dative, masculine, plural - seeking diligently/earnestly seeking
• *misthapodotēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - rewarder
• *ginetai*: present middle indicative, 3rd singular - becomes/is

Word Meanings

• *Chōris*: without/apart from/separate from
• *adynaton*: impossible/unable
• *euarestēsai*: to please/be well-pleasing/satisfy
• *pisteusai*: to believe/trust/have faith
• *dei*: it is necessary/must/ought
• *proserchomenon*: coming/approaching/drawing near
• *estin*: is/exists
• *ekzētousin*: seeking diligently/earnestly seeking/searching out
• *misthapodotēs*: rewarder/one who pays wages
• *ginetai*: becomes/is/proves to be

Referenced Verses

• Prov 8:17 : 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
• Jer 29:13-14 : 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
• Luke 12:31 : 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
• Heb 3:12 : 12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
• Heb 4:6 : 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
• Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
• Ps 105:3-4 : 3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
• 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
• Ps 78:32 : 32 For all this they sinned{H8804)} still, and believed{H8689)} not for his wondrous works{H8737)}.
• Heb 7:19 : 19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
• Heb 3:18-19 : 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
• Heb 4:2 : 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• Rom 10:14 : 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
• Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
• John 3:18-19 : 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
• Mark 16:17 : 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
• Ps 73:28 : 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put{H8804)} my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare{H8763)} all thy works.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
• 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
• Heb 11:26 : 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
• 2 Pet 1:5 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
• Ps 78:22 : 22 Because they believed{H8689)} not in God, and trusted{H8804)} not in his salvation:
• Ps 58:11 : 11 So that a man shall say{H8799)}, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth{H8802)} in the earth.
• Num 14:11 : 11 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
• Ps 106:24 : 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
• Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
• Song 3:1-4 : 1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? 4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
• Isa 7:9 : 9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
• Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
• Jer 2:31 : 31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
• Ps 106:21-22 : 21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
• Num 20:12 : 12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
• Ruth 2:12 : 12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
• Job 21:14 : 14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
• Matt 5:12 : 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
• Matt 6:1-2 : 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• Matt 6:5 : 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• John 8:24 : 24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
• Luke 6:35 : 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
• Matt 10:41-42 : 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.