Hebrews 11:40
God providing some better thing for us, that they should not be perfected without us.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
In Context
39And all these being approved by the testimony of faith, received not the promise;
Cross References
Romans 3:25Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,
Hebrews 7:19(For the law brought nothing to perfection,) but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God.
Hebrews 8:6But now he hath obtained a better ministry, by how much also he is a mediator of a better testament, which is established on better promises.
Hebrews 9:23It is necessary therefore that the patterns of heavenly things should be cleansed with these: but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Hebrews 12:23And to the church of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect,
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:33-40
Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to… Read the whole commentary →