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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.

Context of Hebrews 11:13

11And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise. 12And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 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. 14People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

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 Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.
• Genesis 27:2Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.
• Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers.
• Genesis 49:18“I look for your deliverance, Lord.
• Genesis 50:24Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
• Hebrews 11:39These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,
• Hebrews 11:27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
• Numbers 24:17“I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of all the people of Sheth.
• Job 19:25I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
• John 8:56Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
• John 12:41Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
• 1 Peter 1:10Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,
• Romans 4:21being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
• Romans 8:24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
• 1 John 3:19This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest 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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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