1. Hébreux 11:6 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Does verse 6 also speak about Enoch?

Hébreux 11:6 (NEG79)

6 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.

In line with what Hebrews 11:5 says about faith, the author of Hebrews writes about faith more generally in Hebrews 11:6. He does it to encourage his readers who (like Enoch) were persecuted because of their faith. It is interesting that Hebrews does not focus on Enoch’s walking with God (in Genesis 5:1–32) but rather on pleasing God.1 This is because the Greek translation of the Old Testament uses that word, but it is also to encourage the readers of this book with God’s love for them.