Hebrews 11:5 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

KJV

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

By faith Enoch was translated - The account of Enoch is found in Gen 5:21-24. It is very brief, and is this, that “Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God took him.” There is no particular mention of his “faith,” and the apostle attributes this to him, as in the case of Abel, either because it was involved in the very nature of piety, or because the fact was communicated to him by direct revelation.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Enoch was not any longer found among men, though perhaps they sought for him as they did for Elijah, 2 Kings ii, 17. He had this testimony - From God in his own conscience.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Faith was the ground of his pleasing God; and his pleasing God was the ground of his translation. translated-- (Ge 5:22, 24).

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Πίστει	Pistei	By faith	G4102 →
Ἑνὼχ	Henōch	Enoch	G1802 →
μετετέθη	metetethē	was translated	G3346 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἰδεῖν	idein	to see	G1492 →
θάνατον	thanaton	death	G2288 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐχ	ouch	not	G3756 →
ηὑρίσκετο	hēurisketo	was he found	G2147 →
διότι	dioti	because	G1360 →
μετέθηκεν	metethēken	took up	G3346 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεός·	theos	God;	G2316 →
πρὸ	pro	Before	G4253 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
μεταθέσεως	metatheseōs	translation	G3331 →
μεμαρτύρηται	memarturētai	he has been commended	G3140 →
εὐαρεστηκέναι	euarestēkenai	to have pleased	G2100 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
θεῷ·	theō	God;	G2316 →

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 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
leads to
- Proverbs 8:17
  I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
- Jeremiah 29:13–14
  You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- Matthew 6:33
  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Psalms 105:3–4
  Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
  As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
Through
Jude 1:14
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
leads to
- Deuteronomy 33:2
  He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- Psalms 50:3–5
  Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7–8
  and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels