Revised Literal Translation

Hebrews 11

1NowδὲdeG1161faithπίστιςpistisG4102isἜστινEstinG1510the substanceὑπόστασις,hupostasisG5287of things hoped forἐλπιζομένωνelpizomenōnG1679,the evidenceἔλεγχοςelegchosG1650of thingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229notοὐouG3756seenβλεπομένων.blepomenōnG991.

2ForγὰρgarG1063byἐνenG1722itταύτῃtautēG3778the eldersπρεσβύτεροι.¶presbuteroiG4245had witness borne to themἐμαρτυρήθησανemarturēthēsanG3140.οἱhoiG3588

3Through faithΠίστειPisteiG4102we understandνοοῦμενnooumenG3539thatG2675the worldsτοὺς αἰῶναςtous aiōnasG3588 G165were framedG2675by the wordῥήματιrhēmatiG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,so thatεἰςeisG1519things which are seenβλεπόμενονblepomenonG991wereG1096notμὴmēG3361madeG1096ofἐκekG1537things which do appearφαινομένωνphainomenōnG5316.τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588

4By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbelἍβελHabelG6offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374unto Godτῷ θεῷ,tō theōG3588 G2316aG2378more excellentπλείοναpleionaG4119sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378thanπαρὰparaG3844CainΚάϊνKainG2535,byδι᾽di᾽G1223whichἧςhēsG3739he obtained witnessἐμαρτυρήθηemarturēthēG3140that he wasG1510righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,Godτοῖς θεοῦ·tois theouG3588 G2316testifyingμαρτυροῦντοςmarturountosG3140ofἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846giftsδώροις τοῦdōrois touG3588 G1435:andκαὶkaiG2532byδι᾽di᾽G1223itαὐτῆςautēsG846he being deadἀποθανὼνapothanōnG599yetἔτιetiG2089speakethλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980.

5By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102EnochἙνὼχHenōchG1802was translatedμετετέθηmetetethēG3346thatG3361he shouldG3708notG3361seeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288;andκαὶkaiG2532wasG2147notοὐχouchG3756foundG2147,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360Godτοῦ θεός·tou theosG3588 G2316had translatedμετέθηκενmetethēkenG3346himG846:forγὰρgarG1063beforeπρὸproG4253hisG846translationὁ μεταθέσεωςho metatheseōsG3588 G3331he had this testimonyμεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaiG3140,that he pleasedεὐαρεστηκέναιeuarestēkenaiG2100Godτῆς θεῷ·tēs theōG3588 G2316.τῷtōG3588

6ButδὲdeG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102it isimpossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102to pleaseεὐαρεστῆσαι·euarestēsaiG2100him:forγὰρgarG1063he that comethτὸν προσερχόμενονton proserchomenonG3588 G4334to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316mustδεῖdeiG1163believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754he isἔστινestinG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532thathe isγίνεται.¶ginetaiG1096a rewarderμισθαποδότηςmisthapodotēsG3406of them that diligently seekτοῖς ἐκζητοῦσινtois ekzētousinG3588 G1567himαὐτὸνautonG846.

7By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,being warned of GodχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537ofπερὶperiG4012thingsG991notG3588 G3369seenG991as yetG3588 G3369,moved with fearεὐλαβηθεὶςeulabētheisG2125,preparedκατεσκεύασενkateskeuasenG2680an arkκιβωτὸνkibōtonG2787toεἰςeisG1519the savingσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991ofG3588 G3624hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846houseG3588 G3624;byδι᾽di᾽G1223the whichἧςhēsG3739he condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632the worldκόσμονkosmonG3588 G2889,andκαὶkaiG2532becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096heirκληρονόμος.¶klēronomosG2818of the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343which is byκατὰkataG3588 G2596faithπίστινpistinG4102.

8By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564to go outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519a placeτόπονtoponG3588 G5117whichὃνhonG3739he should afterἤμελλενēmellenG3195receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983forεἰςeisG1519an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219;andκαὶkaiG2532he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,notμὴmēG3361knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whitherποῦpouG4226he wentἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.

9By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he sojournedπαρῴκησενparōkēsenG3939inεἰςeisG1519the landγῆνgēnG3588 G1093of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG3588 G1860,asὡςhōsG5613ina strange countryἀλλοτρίανallotrianG245,dwellingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730inἐνenG1722tabernaclesσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633withμετὰmetaG3326IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,the heirs with himσυγκληρονόμωνsugklēronomōnG3588 G4789of theG3588 G1860sameαὐτῆς·autēsG3588 G846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG3588 G1860:

10ForγὰρgarG1063he looked forἐξεδέχετοexedechetoG1551a cityπόλινpolinG4172which hathἔχουσανechousanG2192foundationsτὴν θεμελίουςtēn themeliousG3588 G2310,whoseἧςhēsG3739builderτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079andκαὶkaiG2532makerδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217isGodτοὺς θεός.¶tous theosG3588 G2316.ὁhoG3588

11Through faithΠίστειPisteiG4102alsoκαὶkaiG2532SarahΣάρραSarraG4564herselfαὐτὴautēG846receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983strengthδύναμινdunaminG1411toεἰςeisG1519conceiveκαταβολὴνkatabolēnG2602seedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690,andκαὶkaiG2532was delivered of a childG5088when she was pastπαρὰparaG3844καιρὸνkaironG2540ageἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893she judgedἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233himG1861faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103who had promisedG1861.τὸνtonG3588

12ThereforeδιὸdioG1352sprang thereἐγεννήθησαν,egennēthēsanG1080evenκαὶkaiG2532ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532himταῦταtautaG3778as good as deadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499, so manyasκαθὼςkathōsG2531the starsτὰ ἄστραta astraG3588 G798of the skyτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588 G3772in multitudeτῷ πλήθειtō plētheiG3588 G4128,andκαὶkaiG2532asG5616the sandἄμμοςammosG285which isἡhēG3588byπαρὰparaG3844theἡhēG3588 G5491seaτὸ θαλάσσηςto thalassēsG3588 G2281shoreτῆςtēsG3588 G5491innumerableἡ ἀναρίθμητος.¶hē anarithmētosG3588 G382.

13TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allπάντεςpantesG3956diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599inΚατὰKataG2596faithπίστινpistinG4102,notμὴmēG3361having receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983the promisesτὰς ἐπαγγελίαςtas epangeliasG3588 G1860,butἀλλὰallaG235having seenG3708themαὐτὰςautasG846afar offπόρρωθενporrōthenG4207,andG2532were persuaded ofG3982them,andG2532embracedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782them,andG2532confessedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσινeisinG1510strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andG2532pilgrimsπαρεπίδημοίparepidēmoiG3927onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς.tēs gēsG3588 G1093.

14ForγὰρgarG1063they that sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004such thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108declare plainlyἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718thatὅτιhotiG3754they seekἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934a countryπατρίδαpatridaG3968.οἱhoiG3588

15AndκαὶkaiG2532trulyμὲνmenG3303,ifεἰeiG1487they had been mindfulἐμνημόνευονemnēmoneuonG3421of thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565countryfromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whenceἧςhēsG3739they came outG1831,they might have hadεἶχονeichonG2192ἂνanG302opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540to have returnedἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.

16ButδὲdeG1161nowG3570they desireὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713a betterG2909country,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,an heavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032:whereforeδιὸdioG1352Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316isG1870notοὐκoukG3756ashamedἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetaiG1870αὐτοὺςautousG846to be calledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316:forγὰρgarG1063he hath preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846a cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172.

17By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was triedπειραζόμενος,peirazomenosG3985,offered upπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenG4374IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464:andκαὶkaiG2532he that had receivedἀναδεξάμενος,anadexamenosG324the promisesτὸν ἐπαγγελίαςton epangeliasG3588 G1860offered upπροσέφερενprosepherenG4374his only begottenμονογενῆmonogenēG3439son,τὸνtonG3588ὁhoG3588τὰςtasG3588

18OfπρὸςprosG4314whomὃνhonG3739it was saidἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980,ThatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464shallG2564thyσοιsoiG4771seedσπέρμα·spermaG4690be calledG2564:

19AccountingλογισάμενοςlogisamenosG3049thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316wasableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to raiseἐγείρεινegeireinG1453himupG1453,evenκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498;from whenceὅθενhothenG3606alsoκαὶkaiG2532he receivedἐκομίσατο.¶ekomisatoG2865himαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722a figureπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850.

20By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384andG2532EsauἨσαῦ.¶ĒsauG2269concerningπερὶperiG4012things to comeμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195.τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588

21By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,when he was a dyingἀποθνῄσκωνapothnēskōnG599,blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127bothἕκαστονhekastonG1538the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG3588 G5207of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501;andκαὶkaiG2532worshippedπροσεκύνησενprosekunēsenG4352, leaninguponἐπὶepiG1909the topἄκρονakronG3588 G206ofG3588 G4464hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846staffῥάβδουrhabdouG3588 G4464.

22By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,when he diedτελευτῶνteleutōnG5053,made mentionἐμνημόνευσενemnēmoneusenG3421ofπερὶperiG4012the departingτῆς ἐξόδουtēs exodouG3588 G1841of the childrenτῶν υἱῶνtōn huiōnG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474;andκαὶkaiG2532gave commandmentἐνετείλατο.¶eneteilatoG1781concerningπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦautouG846bonesτῶν ὀστέωνtōn osteōnG3588 G3747.

23By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,when he was bornγεννηθεὶςgennētheisG1080,was hidἐκρύβηekrubēG2928three monthsτρίμηνονtrimēnonG5150ofὑπὸhupoG5259hisαὐτοῦautouG846parentsπατέρωνpaterōnG3588 G3962,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360they sawG3708he wasaG3588 G3813properἀστεῖονasteionG791childπαιδίονpaidionG3588 G3813;andκαὶkaiG2532they wereG5399notοὐκoukG3756afraidG5399ofG3588 G1297the king’sβασιλέως.¶basileōsG3588 G935commandmentG3588 G1297.

24By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,when he was comeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096to yearsμέγαςmegasG3173,refusedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720to be calledλέγεσθαιlegesthaiG3004the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG2364Pharaoh’sΦαραώ,PharaōG5328daughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364;

25ChoosingἑλόμενοςhelomenosG138ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to suffer affliction withσυγκακουχεῖσθαιsugkakoucheisthaiG4778the peopleτῷ λαῷtō laōG3588 G2992of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,thanἢēG2228to enjoyἔχεινecheinG2192the pleasuresἀπόλαυσιν·apolausinG619of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266for a seasonπρόσκαιρονproskaironG4340;

26EsteemingἡγησάμενοςhēgēsamenosG2233the reproachτῶν ὀνειδισμὸνtōn oneidismonG3588 G3680of Christτὸν Χριστοῦ·ton ChristouG3588 G5547greaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149than the treasuresθησαυρῶνthēsaurōnG2344inG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125:forγὰρgarG1063he had respectἀπέβλεπενapeblepenG578untoεἰςeisG1519the recompence of the rewardτοῦ μισθαποδοσίαν.¶tou misthapodosianG3588 G3405.τὴνtēnG3588

27By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he forsookκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,notμὴmēG3361fearingφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399the wrathτὸν θυμὸνton thumonG3588 G2372of the kingτοῦ βασιλέως·tou basileōsG3588 G935:forγὰρgarG1063he enduredἐκαρτέρησεν.¶ekarterēsenG2594,asὡςhōsG5613seeingὁρῶνhorōnG3708him who is invisibleἀόρατονaoratonG517.τὸνtonG3588

28Through faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he keptπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160the passoverτὸ πάσχαto paschaG3588 G3957,andκαὶkaiG2532the sprinklingτὴν πρόσχυσινtēn proschusinG3588 G4378of bloodτοῦ αἵματος,tou aimatosG3588 G129,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361he that destroyedὁ ὀλοθρεύωνho olothreuōnG3588 G3645the firstbornτὰ πρωτότοκαta prōtotokaG3588 G4416should touchθίγῃthigēG2345themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

29By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102they passed throughδιέβησανdiebēsanG1224theG2281RedἐρυθρὰνeruthranG2063seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281asὡςhōsG5613byδιὰdiaG1223dryξηρᾶςxērasG3584land:whichἧςhēsG3739the EgyptiansΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioiG124assayingπεῖρανpeiranG3984to doλαβόντεςlabontesG2983were drownedκατεπόθησαν.¶katepothēsanG2666.τὴνtēnG3588οἱhoiG3588

30By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102the wallsτὰ τείχηta teichēG3588 G5038of JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410fell downἔπεσανepesanG4098,after they were compassedκυκλωθένταkuklōthentaG2944aboutἐπὶepiG1909sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

31By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102the harlotἡ πόρνηhē pornēG3588 G4204RahabῬαὰβRhaabG4460perishedG4881notοὐouG3756withG4881them that believed notἀπειθήσασινapeithēsasinG544,when she had receivedδεξαμένηdexamenēG1209the spiesτοῖς κατασκόπουςtois kataskopousG3588 G2685withμετ᾽met᾽G3326peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.τοὺςtousG3588

32AndG2532whatτίtiG5101shall IG3004moreἔτιetiG2089sayλέγω;legōG3004?forγὰρgarG1063the timeὁ χρόνοςho chronosG3588 G5550would failἐπιλείψειepileipseiG1952meG1473to tellδιηγούμενονdiēgoumenonG1334ofπερὶperiG4012GedeonΓεδεών,GedeōnG1066,andG5037ofBarakΒαράκ,BarakG913,andG2532ofSamsonΣαμψών,SampsōnG4546,andG2532ofJephthaeἸεφθάε,IephthaeG2422; ofDavidΔαυίδDauidG1138alsoτεteG5037,andG2532SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēlG4545,andG2532ofthe prophetsτῶν προφητῶν·tōn prophētōnG3588 G4396:

33WhoοἳhoiG3739throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102subduedκατηγωνίσαντοkatēgōnisantoG2610kingdomsβασιλείας,basileiasG932,wroughtεἰργάσαντοeirgasantoG2038righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,obtainedἐπέτυχονepetuchonG2013promisesἐπαγγελιῶν,epangeliōnG1860,stoppedἔφραξανephraxanG5420the mouthsστόματαstomataG4750of lionsλεόντων,leontōnG3023,

34QuenchedἔσβεσανesbesanG4570the violenceδύναμινdunaminG1411of fireπυρός,purosG4442,escapedἔφυγονephugonG5343the edgeστόματαstomataG4750of the swordμαχαίρης,machairēsG3162,out ofἀπὸapoG575weaknessἀσθενείας,astheneiasG769were made strongG1743,waxedἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanG1096valiantἰσχυροὶischuroiG2478inἐνenG1722fightπολέμῳ,polemōG4171,turned to flightἔκλινανeklinanG2827the armiesπαρεμβολὰςparembolasG3925of the aliensἀλλοτρίων.allotriōnG245.

35WomenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498ἐξexG1537raised to life againG386:andδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243were torturedἐτυμπανίσθησανetumpanisthēsanG5178,notοὐouG3756acceptingπροσδεξάμενοιprosdexamenoiG4327deliveranceτοὺς ἀπολύτρωσιν,tous apolutrōsinG3588 G629;thatἵναinaG2443they might obtainτύχωσιν·tuchōsinG5177aG386betterG2909resurrectionG386:τὴνtēnG3588

36AndδὲdeG1161othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087hadἔλαβον,elabonG2983trialπεῖρανpeiranG3984ofG1701cruelmockingsG1701andκαὶkaiG2532scourgingsμαστίγωνmastigōnG3148,yeaἔτιetiG2089,moreoverδὲdeG1161of bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199andκαὶkaiG2532imprisonmentφυλακῆς·phulakēsG5438:

37They were stonedἐλιθάσθησαν,elithasthēsanG3034,they were sawn asunderἐπρίσθησαν,epristhēsanG4249,were temptedG3985,were slainἀπέθανον·apethanonG599withἐνenG1722φόνῳphonōG5408the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162:they wandered aboutπεριῆλθονperiēlthonG4022inἐνenG1722sheepskinsμηλωταῖς,mēlōtaisG3374andἐνenG1722goatskinsαἰγείοις δέρμασιν,aigeiois dermasinG122 G1192;being destituteὑστερούμενοι,husteroumenoiG5302,afflictedθλιβόμενοι,thlibomenoiG2346,tormentedκακουχούμενοι,kakouchoumenoiG2558;

38(Of whomὧνhōnG3739the worldὁ κόσμος·ho kosmosG3588 G2889wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514:)they wanderedπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105inG1722desertsἐρημίαιςerēmiaisG2047,andκαὶkaiG2532inmountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735,andκαὶkaiG2532indensσπηλαίοιςspēlaioisG4693andκαὶkaiG2532cavesταῖς ὀπαῖςtais opaisG3588 G3692of the earthτῆς γῆς.¶tēs gēsG3588 G1093.

39ΚαὶKaiG2532AndtheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778allπάντεςpantesG3956,having had witness borne to themμαρτυρηθέντεςmarturēthentesG3140throughδιὰdiaG1223faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102,receivedἐκομίσαντοekomisantoG2865notοὐκoukG3756the promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίανtēn epangelianG3588 G1860:

40Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316having providedπροβλεψαμένου,problepsamenouG4265someG5100betterG2909thingG5100forπερὶperiG4012usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443theywithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565usG1473shouldG5048notμὴmēG3361be made perfectG5048.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11