Hebrews 11:39
Although all these people were commended by God { God commended all these people} because they trusted him, God did not give them all that he promised them while they were alive.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
In Context
Cross References
Luke 10:23Then when Jesus’ disciples were alone with him, he turned toward them and said, “ God is pleased with you [SYN] who have seen the things that I have done!
Hebrews 11:13It was while they still trusted in God that all those people died. Even though they had not yet received the things that God had promised to give them, it was as though they saw those things in a distance. They were glad to know about what God promised. It was as though they admitted that they were not from this earth, but that they were only here temporarily.
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 →