Hebrews 11:27

Hebrews 11:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
• New International Version (NIV)By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

Context of Hebrews 11:27

25Instead, Moses chose to join with God's people. He chose to receive trouble and pain together with them. He did not want to live in the king's house and do wrong things. He would only be happy for a short time there. 26Moses could have been very rich in Egypt. But instead, he let people insult him. He chose to receive trouble because of God's special Messiah. He thought that was worth more than if he had a lot of money. He thought carefully about what God would give him at a future time. As a result of his faith, Moses left Egypt. He knew that the king would be angry, but Moses was not afraid of him. Instead, he continued strongly to trust God. Nobody can see God, but Moses lived like someone who could see God. 28As a result of his faith, Moses told Israel's people to prepare the first Passover meal. He told them to put blood from the sacrifice round their doors. Then the angel who destroyed people came to every home. When he saw the blood, he did not kill the oldest sons in the families of Israel's people. 29Because of their faith, Israel's people walked across the Red Sea. They walked through there as if they were walking on dry land. But when the soldiers from Egypt tried to cross the same place, they drowned.

Hebrews 11:27 word by word

Πίστει κατέλιπεν Αἴγυπτον μὴ φοβηθεὶς τὸν θυμὸν τοῦ βασιλέως· τὸν γὰρ ἀόρατον ὡς ὁρῶν ἐκαρτέρησεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• he forsookκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
• EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• notμήmē · notG3361
• fearingφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• the wrathὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wrathθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• of the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• he enduredκαρτερέωkartereō · to endureG2594
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• seeingὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• him who is invisibleἀόρατοςaoratos · invisibleG517

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:27

• Exodus 10:28Pharaoh said to Moses, ‘Go away from me! Be careful not to come back! I never want to see you again! On the day that you see my face, you will die!’
• Exodus 11:8Moses continued to say to the king, ‘All your officers will come to me. They will fall down in front of me and they will say, “Now go! Leave here with all your people.” After that, I will leave.’ After he said that, Moses left Pharaoh. Moses was very angry.
• Exodus 12:11This is how you must eat the lamb: Dress yourselves so that you are ready to travel. Put your shoes on your feet. Take your stick in your hand. Then eat the food quickly. This is the Passover meal which shows that you obey me, the Lord.
• Exodus 13:17When Pharaoh let the people go away, God did not lead them through the country of the Philistines. This was a short way for them to go, but God did not lead them that way. God said, ‘If the people have to fight a war, they may change their minds. Then they may return to Egypt.’
• Exodus 2:14The man answered, ‘You do not have authority over us! You cannot judge us! Do you want to kill me, as you killed that Egyptian man?’ Then Moses was afraid. He said to himself, ‘People must know what I have done!’
• Exodus 4:19The Lord had said to Moses while he was still in Midian, ‘Go back to Egypt. All the men who tried to kill you are now dead.’
• Exodus 14:10When Pharaoh came nearer, the Israelites looked up. They saw that the Egyptian army had followed them. The Israelites became very afraid. They called loudly to the Lord to help them.
• Hebrews 6:15Abraham waited patiently for a long time. In the end, he received what God had promised to give him.
• Hebrews 10:32Remember what happened to you in those early days. When you first understood the message about Christ, you had many troubles. But you continued to be strong.
• Hebrews 12:3So think carefully about how Jesus lived on earth. Bad people did very bad things against him, but he continued to be strong. Think about him, and then you will not become weak as Christians. You will not stop trusting God.
• Matthew 10:22All people will hate you because you are my disciples. But God will save the person who remains strong until the end.
• Matthew 24:13But God will save the person who remains strong until the end.
• Mark 4:17But they are like plants that have not grown down well into the soil. So they only believe for a short time. They may have problems. Or because they obey God's message, other people may do bad things to them. When that happens, these people soon stop believing.
• Mark 13:13All people will hate you because you are my disciples. But God will save the person who remains strong until the end.
• 1 Corinthians 13:7If I love people, I will always accept their problems. I will always believe them. I will always hope for what is best. I will always be patient in troubles.
• James 5:11We know that God blessed people who were like that. They continued to trust God when trouble happened to them. You have heard about Job. He waited patiently for God to help him in his troubles. You know how the Lord helped him in the end. Because of that, we see that the Lord God is very kind and he helps us.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27He forsook Egypt - He believed that God would fulfill the promise he had made; and he cheerfully changed an earthly for a heavenly portion. Not fearing the wrath of the king - The apostle speaks here of the departure of Moses with the Israelites, not of his flight to Midian, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15; for he was then in great fear: but when he went to Pharaoh with God's authority, to demand the dismission of the Hebrews, he was without fear, and acted in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27By faith he forsook Egypt - Some have understood this of the first time in which Moses forsook Egypt, when he fled into Midian, as recorded in Exodus 2:14-15. He was at that time in fear of his life; but when he left Egypt at the head of the Hebrew people, he had no such apprehensions. God conducted him out with “an high hand,” and throughout all the events connected with that remarkable deliverance, he manifested no dread of Pharaoh, and had no…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-31Verses 20-31 Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. Things present are not the best things; no man knoweth love or hatred by having them or wanting them. Jacob lived by faith, and he died by faith, and in faith. Though the grace of faith is of use always through our whole lives, it is especially so when we come to die. Faith has a great work to do at last, to help the believer to die to the Lord, so as to honour him, by patience, hope…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Like his ancestor Abraham, Moses showed faith by leaving Egypt, the land he knew, and stepping into an unknown future (Exodus 2:15). not fearing the king's anger: Instead of fearing the king's anger, he focused on God, who is invisible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. not fearing the wrath of the king--But in Ex 2:14 it is said, "Moses feared, and fled from the face of Pharaoh." He was afraid, and fled from the danger where no duty called him to stay (to have stayed without call of duty would have been to tempt Providence, and to sacrifice his hope of being Israel's future deliverer according to the divine intimations; his great aim, see on He 11:23). He did not fear the king so as to neglect his duty and not…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