Hebrews 11:39

Hebrews 11:39

37 ^aThey were stoned, they were sawn in two,¹ were tempted, were slain with the sword. ^bThey wandered about ^cin sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—

38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, ^ain dens and caves of the earth.

39 And all these, ^ahaving obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be ^amade perfect apart from us.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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These all (outoi pantev). The whole list in verses Heb. 11:5-38. Cf. verse Hebrews 11:13.

Through their faith (dia pistewv). Here rather than pistei as so often.

Received not the promise (ouk ekomisanto thn epaggelian). First aorist middle of komizw. The Messianic promise they did not live to see (Hebrews 11:13), though they had individual special promises fulfilled as already shown (Hebrews 11:33).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Hebrews 11:39:**

1 Corinthians 4:9
2 Corinthians 7:1
Hebrews 10:36
Hebrews 11:13
Hebrews 11:33
Hebrews 12:1
1 Peter 1:20

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