Hebrews 11:39
And all these, having obtained witness through their faith, did not receive the promise,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
In Context
40God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
Cross References
Luke 10:23And turning to His disciples He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see what you see;
Hebrews 11:13These all died according to faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off and welcoming them, and confessing 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 →