Hebrews 11:6 (YLT)

Passage

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:4 by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated--not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to--that he had pleased God well,

Hebrews 11:6 and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "apart", "impossible", "please", "well", "behoveth", "coming", and "believe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "apart", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "By faith Enoch was translated--not to see..." into verse 7's "By faith Noah having been divinely warned...", so "faith" and "apart" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "apart" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.