Hebrews 11:27

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 share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward. It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. 28It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. 29It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned.

Hebrews 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 10:28“Get out of here!” Pharaoh shouted at Moses. “I’m warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!”
• Exodus 11:8All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. ‘Please leave!’ they will beg. ‘Hurry! And take all your followers with you.’ Only then will I go!” Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.
• Exodus 12:11“These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover.
• Exodus 13:17When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
• Exodus 2:14The man replied, “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?” Then Moses was afraid, thinking, “Everyone knows what I did.”
• Exodus 4:19Before Moses left Midian, the Lord said to him, “Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.”
• Exodus 14:10As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord,
• Hebrews 6:15Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
• Hebrews 10:32Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.
• Hebrews 12:3Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
• Matthew 10:22And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
• Matthew 24:13But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• Mark 4:17But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
• Mark 13:13And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• 1 Corinthians 13:7Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
• James 5:11We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.

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