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Hebrews 11:39-40
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39 And these all were commended[a] for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.[b] 40 For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.[c]

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  1. Hebrews 11:39 sn The expression these all were commended forms an inclusio with Heb 11:2: The chapter begins and ends with references to commendation for faith.
  2. Hebrews 11:39 tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.
  3. Hebrews 11:40 tn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that they would not be made perfect without us.”
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Hebrews 11:39-40
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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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  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”)
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