Hebrews 11:13

Hebrews 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Context of Hebrews 11:13

11Faith enabled Abraham to become a father, even though he was old and Sarah had never been able to have children. Abraham trusted that God would keep his promise. 12Abraham was as good as dead. Yet, from this man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the grains of sand on the seashore. All these people died having faith. They didn’t receive the things that God had promised them, but they saw these things coming in the distant future and rejoiced. They acknowledged that they were living as strangers with no permanent home on earth. 14Those who say such things make it clear that they are looking for their own country. 15If they had been thinking about the country that they had left, they could have found a way to go back.

Hebrews 11:13 word by word

Κατὰ πίστιν ἀπέθανον οὗτοι πάντες μὴ λαβόντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας ἀλλὰ πόρρωθεν αὐτὰς ἰδόντες καὶ ἀσπασάμενοι καὶ ὁμολογήσαντες ὅτι ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοί εἰσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• inκατάkata · according toG2596
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• notμήmē · notG3361
• having receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the promisesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the promisesἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• having seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• afar offπόρρωθενporrhōthen · afar offG4207
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• were persuaded ofπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• embracedἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• confessedὁμολογέωhomologeō · to confess/professG3670
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• they wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• strangersξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
• pilgrimsπαρεπίδημοςparepidēmos · strangerG3927
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:13

• Genesis 25:8Then he took his last breath, and died at a very old age. After a long and full life, he joined his ancestors in death.
• Genesis 27:2Isaac said, “I’m old. I don’t know when I’m going to die.
• Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I’m about to die, but God will be with you. He will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
• Genesis 49:18“I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O Lord.
• Genesis 50:24At last Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m about to die. God will definitely take care of you and take you out of this land to the land he swore with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
• Hebrews 11:39All these people were known for their faith, but none of them received what God had promised.
• Hebrews 11:27Faith led Moses to leave Egypt without being afraid of the king’s anger. Moses didn’t give up but continued as if he could actually see the invisible God.
• Genesis 49:10A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him.
• Numbers 24:17I see someone who is not here now. I look at someone who is not nearby. A star will come from Jacob. A scepter will rise from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites and destroy all the people of Sheth.
• Job 19:25But I know that my defender lives, and afterwards, he will rise on the earth.
• John 8:56Your father Abraham was pleased to see that my day was coming. He saw it and was happy.”
• John 12:41Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus’ glory and had spoken about him.
• 1 Peter 1:10The prophets carefully researched and investigated this salvation. Long ago they spoke about God’s kindness that would come to you.
• Romans 4:21and was absolutely confident that God would do what he promised.
• Romans 8:24We were saved with this hope in mind. If we hope for something we already see, it’s not really hope. Who hopes for what can be seen?
• 1 John 3:19This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and how we will be reassured in his presence.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13These all died in faith - That is, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Jacob, continued to believe, to the end of their lives, that God would fulfill this promise; but they neither saw the numerous seed, nor did they get the promised rest in Canaan. Strangers and pilgrims - Strangers, , persons who are out of their own country, who are in a foreign land: pilgrims, , sojourners only for a time; not intending to take up their abode in that place, nor to get…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13These all died in faith - That is, those who had been just mentioned - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Sarah. It was true of Abel and Noah also that they died in faith, but they are not included in “this” declaration, for the “promises” were not particularly entrusted to them, and if the word “these” be made to include them it must include Enoch also, who did not die at all. The phrase used here, “these all died in faith,” does not mean that they died in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 We are often called to leave worldly connexions, interests, and comforts. If heirs of Abraham's faith, we shall obey and go forth, though not knowing what may befall us; and we shall be found in the way of duty, looking for the performance of God's promises. The trial of Abraham's faith was, that he simply and fully obeyed the call of God. Sarah received the promise as the promise of God; being convinced of that, she truly judged that he both…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Abraham’s family lived in the promised land as foreigners and wanderers (see Genesis 23:4; compare 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalm 39:12; 1 Peter 2:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. Summary of the characteristic excellencies of the patriarchs' faith died in faith--died as believers, waiting for, not actually seeing as yet their good things promised to them. They were true to this principle of faith even unto, and especially in, their dying hour (compare He 11:20). These all--beginning with "Abraham" (He 11:8), to whom the promises were made (Ga 3:16), and who is alluded to in the end of He 11:13 and in He 11:15 [Bengel and…Read the comment

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• Death
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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