God’s Word Translation
Hebrews 11:27
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.
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
25He chose to suffer with God’s people rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a little while. 26He thought that being insulted for Christ would be better than having the treasures of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward. Faith 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. 28Faith led Moses to establish the Passover and spread the blood ⌞on the doorposts⌟ so that the destroying angel would not kill the firstborn sons. 29Faith caused the people to go through the Red Sea as if it were dry land. The Egyptians also tried this, but they drowned.
Read all of Hebrews 11Hebrews 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, “Get out of my sight! Don’t ever let me see your face again. The day I do, you will die.”
- Exodus 11:8Then all these officials of yours will come, bow down to me, and say, ‘You and all the people who follow you, get out!’ After that I will leave.” Burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.
- Exodus 12:11This is how ⌞you should be dressed when⌟ you eat it: with your belt on, your sandals on your feet, and your shepherd’s staff in your hand. You must eat it in a hurry. It is the Lord’s Passover.
- Exodus 13:17When Pharaoh let the people go, God didn’t lead them on the road through Philistine territory, although that was the shortest route. God said, “If they see that they have to fight a war, they may change their minds and go back to Egypt.”
- Exodus 2:14The man asked, “Who made you our ruler and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought that everyone knew what he had done.
- Exodus 4:19Now, the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, because all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.”
- Exodus 14:10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw that the Egyptians were coming after them. Terrified, the Israelites cried out to the Lord.
- Hebrews 6:15So Abraham received what God promised because he waited patiently for it.
- Hebrews 10:32Remember the past, when you first learned the truth. You endured a lot of hardship and pain.
- Hebrews 12:3Think about Jesus, who endured opposition from sinners, so that you don’t become tired and give up.
- Matthew 10:22Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who patiently endures to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 24:13But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
- Mark 4:17But they don’t develop any roots. They last for a short time. When suffering or persecution comes along because of the word, they immediately fall ⌞from faith⌟.
- Mark 13:13Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7Love never stops being patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up.
- James 5:11We consider those who endure to be blessed. You have heard about Job’s endurance. You saw that the Lord ended Job’s suffering because the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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
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