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Hebrews 11:39

FaithHopeWaiting on God

37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

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

40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

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BSB
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
KJV
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
WEB
These all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
ASV
And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,
DARBY
And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,
BLB
And these all, having been testified to through faith, did not receive the promise,
ÅB
Og enda alle disse fikk vitnesbyrd for sin tro, oppnådde de ikke det som var lovt,
OTB
Og alle disse, selv om de ble rost for sin tro, mottok ikke det som var lovet,
B1930
Og enda alle disse fikk vidnesbyrd for sin tro, opnådde de ikke det som var lovt,

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Cross references

  • Luke 10:23–24

    And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

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  • Hebrews 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.

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  • Hebrews 11:2

    For by it the elders obtained a good report.

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  • 1 Peter 1:12

    Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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