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Hebrews 11:7
7Noah believed God too. God told Noah about bad things that would happen. Nobody could see what would happen, but Noah believed God's message. He was careful to do exactly what God told him. He built a large ship to save his family. As a result of his faith, Noah showed that everyone else in the world was wrong. Noah himself became one of those people that God accepted as right with him. They are right with God because they trust him.
Hebrews 11:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
- New International Version (NIV)By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
Context of Hebrews 11:7
5Enoch also believed God. Because of Enoch's faith, God took him away to heaven. He did not die like other people. As a result, nobody could ever find him, because God had taken him away. Before God took him away, it was clear that Enoch had made God happy. 6Unless we trust God, it is impossible for us to make God happy. Anyone who comes to God must believe that God is there. They must also believe that God helps everyone who wants to know him. Noah believed God too. God told Noah about bad things that would happen. Nobody could see what would happen, but Noah believed God's message. He was careful to do exactly what God told him. He built a large ship to save his family. As a result of his faith, Noah showed that everyone else in the world was wrong. Noah himself became one of those people that God accepted as right with him. They are right with God because they trust him. 8Abraham also believed God. When God told him to leave his home, he obeyed God. He left his home to go to another country, but he did not know where he was going. It was the place that God had promised to give to Abraham. 9Because of his faith, Abraham went to live like a stranger in that foreign country. God had promised to give that country to him, but Abraham lived there in tents. Isaac and Jacob also lived there in tents like strangers. God had also promised them that the land would belong to them one day.
Read all of Hebrews 11Hebrews 11:7 word by word
Πίστει χρηματισθεὶς Νῶε περὶ τῶν μηδέπω βλεπομένων εὐλαβηθεὶς κατεσκεύασεν κιβωτὸν εἰς σωτηρίαν τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ, δι᾽ ἧς κατέκρινεν τὸν κόσμον καὶ τῆς κατὰ πίστιν δικαιοσύνης ἐγένετο κληρονόμος.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- By faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- NoahΝῶεNōe · NoahG3575
- being warned of Godχρηματίζωchrēmatizō · to announceG5537
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- thingsβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
- notὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- notμηδέπωmēdepō · not yetG3369
- moved with fearεὐλαβέομαιeulabeomai · to revereG2125
- preparedκατασκευάζωkataskeuazō · to prepareG2680
- an arkκιβωτόςkibōtos · ark: covenantG2787
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the savingσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
- ofοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- he condemnedκατακρίνωkatakrinō · to condemnG2632
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- heirκληρονόμοςklēronomos · heirG2818
- of the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
- which is byκατάkata · according toG2596
Cross-references for Hebrews 11:7
- Genesis 6:13God said to Noah, ‘I will destroy everyone. That is what I have decided to do. Everywhere on the earth, people are attacking each other. Now I will destroy the people and also the earth.
- Genesis 7:1Then the Lord said to Noah, ‘Go into the ship. Take your wife and family with you. I can see that you alone do what is right, among all the people on the earth.
- Matthew 24:38In Noah's time, in the days before the flood, people were eating their meals every day. Men married women and women married men. They continued to do all these things until the day that Noah went into his big boat.
- Luke 17:26Remember what happened when Noah was alive. It will be like that at the time when the Son of Man returns to the earth.
- 2 Peter 2:5Also, a long time ago, God punished all the bad people who lived in the world. He sent water to cover over all the earth. All the people who had turned away from him drowned in the water. But God kept Noah safe. Noah had told people God's message that they should do right things. So God saved Noah, and seven other people, from the water.
- Genesis 19:14So Lot went out of his house. He spoke to the men who would marry his daughters. He said to them, ‘Hurry! Leave this city now, because the Lord has decided to destroy it.’ But the men did not believe Lot. They thought he was not being serious.
- Exodus 9:18Look! Tomorrow at this time, I will send a very great storm of hail. Nobody has ever seen hail fall like this in Egypt before now. From Egypt's first day as a country until today, nobody has seen a storm like this.
- Proverbs 22:3A careful person can see danger and he will hide himself. But a silly person never stops, and he walks into trouble.
- Proverbs 27:12A careful person can see danger and he will hide himself. But a silly person never stops, and he walks into trouble.
- Ezekiel 3:17‘Son of man, I have made you a guard to warn Israel's people about danger. You must listen to the messages that I will give to you. Then you must use my messages to warn the Israelites.
- Matthew 3:7Many Pharisees and Sadducees came to John. They wanted John to baptize them. He said to them, ‘You are like dangerous snakes. God is angry. You are trying to run away from him. But he will soon punish people like you.
- Matthew 24:15Long ago, God's prophet Daniel wrote in the Bible about something that would happen. He said that one day people would put a disgusting thing that causes trouble in the temple. You will see it in the holy place. (When you read this, you must understand what it means.)
- 2 Peter 3:6Also, God used water to destroy that same world long ago. He spoke his word and he covered the land with water.
- Hebrews 11:1This is what it means to trust God: We will be sure about the things that we hope for. We will be sure in our minds about things that we cannot even see.
- Hebrews 5:7When Jesus Christ lived on earth as a man, he often prayed to God. He asked God to help him. He prayed strongly and he cried loudly with many tears. He knew that God could save him from death. And God listened to Jesus when he prayed, because Jesus served God.
- Genesis 6:18But I will make a covenant with you, Noah. You will go into the ship. You will take your wife with you, and also your three sons and their wives.
Commentaries on Hebrews 11:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7By faith Noah - See the whole of this history, Genesis 6:13. Warned of God - . As we know from the history in Genesis that God did warn Noah, we see from this the real import of the verb , as used in various parts of the New Testament; it signifies to utter oracles, to give Divine warning. Moved with fear - · Influenced by religious fear or reverence towards God. This is mentioned to show that he acted not from a fear of losing his life, but from the fear…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7By faith Noah - It is less difficult to see that Noah must have been influenced “by faith” than that Abel and Enoch were. Everything which Noah did in reference to the threatened deluge, was done in virtue of simple faith or belief of what God said. It was not because he could show from the course of events that things were tending to such a catastrophe; or because such an event had occurred before, rendering it probable that it would be likely to occur…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. 7The story of Noah (see Genesis 6:1–9:17) shows that faith means obeying even when you cannot see the outcome. things not yet seen: Specifically, the flood. Noah's faith showed the world God's truth and his wish for holiness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. warned of God--The same Greek, He 8:5, "admonished of God." moved with fear--not mere slavish fear, but as in He 5:7; see on He 5:7; Greek, "reverential fear": opposed to the world's sneering disbelief of the revelation, and self-deceiving security. Join "by faith" with "prepared an ark" (1Pe 3:20). by the which--faith. condemned the world--For since he believed and was saved, so might they have believed and been saved, so that their condemnation by…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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