Hebrews 11:27
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- KJV
- By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
- WEB
- By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
- ASV
- By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
- DARBY
- By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as seeing him who is invisible.
- BLB
- By faith he left Egypt, not having feared the anger of the king; for as seeing the Invisible One, he persevered.
- ÅB
- Ved tro forlot han Egypt, uten å frykte for kongens vrede; for han holdt ut, som om han så den usynlige.
- OTB
- Ved tro forlot han Egypt, uten å frykte kongens vrede, for han holdt ut som om han så Ham som er usynlig.
- B1930
- Ved tro forlot han Egypten, uten å frykte for kongens vrede; for han holdt ut, som om han så den usynlige.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 4:18
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Read in contextHebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Read in contextExodus 2:14–15
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
Read in contextHebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Read in contextExodus 4:19
And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
Read in contextExodus 10:28–29
And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
Read in contextJames 5:11
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Read in contextExodus 14:10–13
And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.
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