Hebrews 11:39-40
New English Translation
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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- 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.
- Hebrews 11:39 tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.
- Hebrews 11:40 tn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that they would not be made perfect without us.”
Hebrews 11:39-40
Legacy Standard Bible
39 And all these, having [a](A)gained approval through their faith, (B)did not receive [b]what was promised, 40 because God had [c]provided (C)something better for us, so that (D)apart from us they would not be made perfect.
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- Hebrews 11:39 Lit obtained a testimony
- Hebrews 11:39 Lit the promise
- Hebrews 11:40 Or foreseen
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