35 So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward. 36 You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. 37 For,

"In just a little while,

He who is coming will come and will not delay.

38 But My righteous one will live by faith;*

and if he shrinks back,

I will take no pleasure in him."*

39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.