Hebrews 11:39 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 11:39

These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON LEVITICUS 7.2.8-9 (253)

For indeed, even the apostles have not yet received their joy, but they also wait that I may be a partaker of their joy. For the saints, when they leave this place, do not immediately obtain the whole rewards of their merits. They also wait for us, though we delay, even though we remain. For they do not have perfect delight as long as they grieve for our errors and mourn for our sins. Perhaps you do not believe me when I say this.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith - They were all commended and approved on account of their confidence in God; see the notes on Heb 11:2. Received not the promise - That is, did not receive the fulfillment of the promise; or did not receive all that was promised. They all still looked forward to some future blessings; notes, Heb 11:13.

Modern Voices1 voice

Dr. Rob Reimer

Never Taking Offense (Renewal International blog) (2018)

There are some promises that God gives us that are not for us. They are for a future generation.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
οὗτοι	houtoi	these	G3778 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
μαρτυρηθέντες	marturēthentes	having been commended	G3140 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
πίστεως	pisteōs	faith	G4102 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐκομίσαντο	ekomisanto	did receive	G2865 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἐπαγγελίαν	epangelian	promise	G1860 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 11:13
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the…
leads to
- Genesis 23:4
  “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
- Psalms 39:12
  Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
- Hebrews 11:27
  By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- 1 Peter 2:11
  Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Through
1 Peter 1:12
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from…
leads to
- John 15:26
  When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- 1 Corinthians 2:10
  But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
- Ephesians 3:10
  His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
- 1 Peter 1:25
  but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.