Christian Standard Bible
Hebrews 11:5
5By faith Enoch was taken away, and so he did not experience death. He was not to be found because God took him away. For before he was taken away, he was approved as one who pleased God.
Hebrews 11:5 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Context of Hebrews 11:5
3By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. 4By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith. By faith Enoch was taken away, and so he did not experience death. He was not to be found because God took him away. For before he was taken away, he was approved as one who pleased God. 6Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Read all of Hebrews 11Hebrews 11:5 word by word
Πίστει Ἑνὼχ μετετέθη τοῦ μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο διότι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός· πρὸ γὰρ τῆς μεταθέσεως μεμαρτύρηται εὐαρεστηκέναι τῷ θεῷ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- By faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- EnochἘνώχEnōch · EnochG1802
- was translatedμετατίθημιmetatithēmi · to transportG3346
- thatμήmē · notG3361
- he shouldὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- wasεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- notοὐou · noG3756
- becauseδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
- translationμετάθεσιςmetathesis · removal/changeG3331
- he had this testimonyμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
- that he pleasedεὐαρεστέωeuaresteō · to pleaseG2100
Cross-references for Hebrews 11:5
- Genesis 5:22And after he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
- Luke 3:37son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Cainan,
- Jude 1:14It was about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied: “Look! The Lord comes with tens of thousands of his holy ones
- 2 Kings 2:11As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.
- Psalms 89:48What courageous person can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?Selah
- John 8:51Truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
- 2 Kings 2:16Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Since there are fifty strong men here with your servants, please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has carried him away and put him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.” He answered, “Don’t send them.”
- Jeremiah 36:26Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah, but the Lord hid them.
- Revelation 11:9And some of the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will view their bodies for three and a half days and not permit their bodies to be put into a tomb.
- Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.
- Hebrews 11:6Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
- Romans 8:8Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please people, but rather God, who examines our hearts.
- 1 John 3:22and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.
Commentaries on Hebrews 11:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5By faith Enoch was translated - It is said, in Genesis 5:24, that Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. Here the apostle explains what God's taking him means, by saying that he was translated that he should not see death; from which we learn that he did not die, and that God took him to a state of blessedness without obliging him to pass through death. See his history explained at large in the above place, in Genesis 5:22-24.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5By faith Enoch was translated - The account of Enoch is found in Genesis 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. In the account in Genesis, there is nothing…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 Here follow some illustrious examples of faith from the Old Testament. Abel brought a sacrifice of atonement from the firstlings of the flock, acknowledging himself a sinner who deserved to die, and only hoping for mercy through the great Sacrifice. Cain's proud rage and enmity against the accepted worshipper of God, led to the awful effects the same principles have produced in every age; the cruel persecution, and even murder of believers. By…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Enoch went to heaven and did not face a normal death (see Genesis 5:21–24). “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”: Genesis 5:24.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Faith was the ground of his pleasing God; and his pleasing God was the ground of his translation. translated--(Ge 5:22, 24). Implying a sudden removal (the same Greek as in Ga 1:6) from mortality without death to immortality: such a CHANGE as shall pass over the living at Christ's coming (1Co 15:51, 52). had this testimony--namely of Scripture; the Greek perfect implies that this testimony continues still: "he has been testified of." pleased God--The…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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