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35 Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward. 36 For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.(A) 37 For yet

“in a very little while,
    the one who is coming will come and will not delay,(B)
38 but my righteous one will live by faith.
    My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.”(C)

39 But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.(D)

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35 So don’t lose your confidence, since it holds a great reward for you. 36 For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will you can receive what he has promised. 37 For

“in a very little while
    the one who is coming will return—
        he will not delay;
38 but my righteous one will live by faith,
    and if he turns back,
        my soul will take no pleasure in him.”[a]

39 Now, we do not belong to those who turn back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

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