Hebrews 11:32

Hebrews 11:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
• New International Version (NIV)And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—
• New King James Version (NKJV)And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:

Context of Hebrews 11:32

30It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down. 31It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. 33By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, 34quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.

Hebrews 11:32 word by word

Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω; ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυίδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall Iλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• moreἔτιeti · stillG2089
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the timeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the timeχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• would failἐπιλείπωepileipō · be insufficientG1952
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• to tellδιηγέομαιdiēgeomai · to relate fullyG1334
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• GedeonΓεδεώνGedeōn · GideonG1066
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• BarakΒαράκBarak · BarakG913
• SamsonΣαμψώνSampsōn · SamsonG4546
• JephthaeἸεφθάεIephthae · JephthahG2422
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• SamuelΣαμουήλSamouēl · SamuelG4545
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:32

• Romans 3:5“But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?” (This is merely a human point of view.)
• Romans 4:1Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God?
• Romans 6:1Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?
• Romans 7:7Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.”
• John 21:25Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.
• Judges 6:1The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord handed them over to the Midianites for seven years.
• 1 Samuel 12:11Then the Lord sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety.
• Judges 4:1After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight.
• Judges 13:1Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for forty years.
• Judges 11:1Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute.
• 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
• 1 Samuel 17:1The Philistines now mustered their army for battle and camped between Socoh in Judah and Azekah at Ephes-dammim.
• Acts 2:29“Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn’t referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.
• Acts 13:22But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’
• 1 Samuel 1:20and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”
• 1 Samuel 2:11Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the Lord by assisting Eli the priest.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Time would fail me - ̔ . A very usual mode of expression with the best Greek writers, when they wish to intimate that much important intelligence remains to be communicated on the subject already in hand, which must be omitted because of other points which have not yet been handled. Gedeon - Who by faith in God, with 300 men, destroyed a countless multitude of Midianites and Amalekites, and delivered Israel from oppression and slavery. Judges 6, 7, 8…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32And what shall I more say? - There are numerous other instances showing the strength of faith which there is not time to mention. For the time would fail me to tell - To recount all that they did; all the illustrations of the strength and power of faith evinced in their lives. Of Gedeon - The history of Gideon is detailed at length in Judges 15:16; Judges 16:30. And of Jephthae - The story of Jephtha is recorded in Judges 11:29-32. (It is not likely that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-38Verses 32-38 After all our searches into the Scriptures, there is more to be learned from them. We should be pleased to think, how great the number of believers was under the Old Testament, and how strong their faith, though the objects of it were not then so fully made known as now. And we should lament that now, in gospel times, when the rule of faith is more clear and perfect, the number of believers should be so small, and their faith so weak. It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32And what more shall I say? The author transitions to a concluding summary, starting with six faith heroes from the time of the judges and the united monarchy: Gideon defeated the Midianites using torches and jars (Judges 7:7–25). Barak defeated Sisera and the Canaanites (Judges 4:8–16). Samson, despite his moral weaknesses, was used by God to fight the Philistines for Israel (Judges 13–16). Jephthah achieved victory over the Amorites and Ammonites (Judges…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. the time--suitable for the length of an Epistle. He accumulates collectively some out of many examples of faith. Gideon--put before Barak, not chronologically, but as being more celebrated. Just as Samson for the same reason is put before Jephthæ. The mention of Jephthæ as an example of "faith," makes it unlikely he sacrificed the life of his daughter for a rash vow. David, the warrior king and prophet, forms the transition from warrior chiefs to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 11:32

• Barak
• Faith
• Gideon
• Jephthah
• Martyrdom
• Samson
• Samuel

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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