Hebrews 11:39

And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

ASV Byzantine Text

In The King James Version

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

In Context

38(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

40God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

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Cross References

Luke 10:23And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

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 →

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