Hebrews 11:40
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
- KJV
- God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
- WEB
- God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
- ASV
- God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
- DARBY
- God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.
- BLB
- God having planned something better for us, so that not apart from us, they should be perfected.
- ÅB
- fordi Gud forut hadde utsett noe bedre for oss, så de ikke skulle nå fullendelsen uten oss.
- OTB
- siden Gud hadde forberedt noe bedre for oss, slik at de ikke skulle bli fullkomne uten oss.
- B1930
- fordi Gud forut hadde utsett noget bedre for oss, så de ikke skulde nå fullendelsen uten oss.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 6:11
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Read in contextHebrews 8:6
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Read in contextHebrews 10:11–14
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
Read in contextHebrews 5:9
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Read in contextHebrews 7:19
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
Read in contextHebrews 9:23
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Read in contextHebrews 9:8–15
The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
Read in contextRomans 3:25–26
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
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