Hebrews 11:28

Hebrews 11:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
• New International Version (NIV)By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

Context of Hebrews 11:28

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. 27As 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. As 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. 30Because of their faith, Israel's people marched round Jericho city for seven days. Then the city's walls fell down.

Hebrews 11:28 word by word

Πίστει πεποίηκεν τὸ πάσχα καὶ τὴν πρόσχυσιν τοῦ αἵματος, ἵνα μὴ ὁ ὀλοθρεύων τὰ πρωτότοκα θίγῃ αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Through faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• he keptποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the passoverὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the sprinklingπρόσχυσιςproschusis · sprinklingG4378
• of bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• ·ἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• lestμήmē · notG3361
• he that destroyedὀλοθρεύωolothreuō · to destroyG3645
• the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokos · firstbornG4416
• should touchθιγγάνωthigganō · to touchG2345
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:28

• Exodus 12:3Tell all the Israelite people to do this on the tenth day of this month: Each man must choose a lamb to kill as a sacrifice for his family. That will be one lamb for each home.
• Hebrews 9:19It was like this. Moses read God's laws aloud to all Israel's people. He told them every rule that God had given them. After that, Moses killed some young cows and goats. He took some of their blood and he mixed it with water. He threw some of the blood to drop onto the book of God's laws. He also caused some to drop onto all the people. He used red sheep's hair and some small branches of a plant called hyssop to throw the blood and water.
• Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, who brought the new agreement from God to his people. In that agreement, the blood of Jesus' death makes us clean from our sins. It tells us that God has forgiven us. When Cain killed his brother Abel, Abel's blood brought God's punishment. So we see that Jesus' blood brought us something much better than that.
• Exodus 12:7They must take some of its blood. They must put the blood on the wood that is round the door of their house. They must put it on each side of the door and above the door. They must do this in every house where they will eat a lamb.
• 1 Peter 1:2God, the Father, already decided that you should be his people. God's Spirit has made you special people who would obey Jesus Christ. God chose you so that Jesus Christ's blood would make you really clean. I pray that God will help you and give you peace in your minds more and more.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28He kept the passover - God told him that he would destroy the first-born of the Egyptians, but would spare all those whose doors were sprinkled with the blood of the paschal lamb. Moses believed this, kept the passover, and sprinkled the blood. See the notes on Exodus 12 (note). One of the Itala adds here, Fide praedaverunt Aegyptios exeuntes. "By faith, when they went out, they spoiled the Egyptians." This is any thing but genuine.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Through faith he kept the passover - Greek, “he made - ́ pepoiēke- the passover,” which means more, it seems to me, than that he merely kept or celebrated it. It implies that he instituted this rite, and made the arrangements for its observance. There is reference to the special agency, and the special faith which he had in its institution. The faith in the case was confidence that this would be the means of preserving the first-born of the Israelites…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. 28he kept the Passover: See Exodus 12:1–27. The first Passover (Exodus 12:28–30) started the Exodus (Exodus 12:31–42, 50–51) and began the yearly Passover celebration as a remembrance (Exodus 12:43–49; 13:1–16). the sprinkling of blood: Sprinkling the blood of sacrifices in the old covenant was similar to the sprinkling of Christ’s blood (see Hebrews 9:12–14, 18–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. kept--Greek, "hath kept," the Passover being, in Paul's day, still observed. His faith here was his belief in the invisible God's promise that the destroying angel should pass over, and not touch the inmates of the blood-sprinkled houses (Ex 12:23). "He acquiesced in the bare word of God where the thing itself was not apparent" [Calvin]. the first-born--Greek neuter; both of man and beast.Read the comment

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• Blood
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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