39 All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.(A)

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39 And although they[a] all were approved[b] through their faith, they did not receive what was promised, 40 because[c] God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:39 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were approved”) which is understood as concessive
  2. Hebrews 11:39 Some manuscripts have “And all these, although they were approved”
  3. Hebrews 11:40 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the causal genitive absolute participle (“had provided”)