Hebrews 11:39
All of these people, even though they had God's approval, didn't receive what God had promised.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
In Context
40God has given us something even better, so that they can't be complete without us.
Cross References
Luke 10:23When they were by themselves Jesus turned to the disciples and told them, “Those who see what you're seeing should be really happy!
Hebrews 11:13They all died still trusting in God. Though they didn't receive the things God promised, they were still looking for them as it were from a distance and welcomed them, acknowledging that on this earth they were foreigners, people just passing through.
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 →