Hebrews 11
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Hebrews 11:16-39

16ButG1161 nowG3570 they desireG3713 a betterG2909 country, that isG5123, an heavenlyG2032: thereforeG1352 GodG2316 isG1870 notG3756 ashamedG1870G846 to be calledG1941 theirG846 GodG2316: forG1063 he hath preparedG2090 for themG846 a cityG4172. 17By faithG4102 AbrahamG11, when he was triedG3985, offered upG4374 IsaacG2464: andG2532 he that had receivedG324 the promisesG1860 offered upG4374 his only begottenG3439 son, 18OfG4314 whomG3739 it was saidG2980, ThatG3754 inG1722 IsaacG2464 shallG2564 thyG4671 seedG4690 be calledG2564:1 19AccountingG3049 thatG3754 GodG2316 was ableG1415 to raise him upG1453, evenG2532 fromG1537 the deadG3498; from whichG3606 alsoG2532 he receivedG2865 himG846 inG1722 a figureG3850. 20By faithG4102 IsaacG2464 blessedG2127 JacobG2384 andG2532 EsauG2269 concerningG4012 things to comeG3195. 21By faithG4102 JacobG2384, when he was dyingG599, blessedG2127 bothG1538 the sonsG5207 of JosephG2501; andG2532 worshippedG4352, leaning uponG1909 the topG206 of hisG846 staffG4464. 22By faithG4102 JosephG2501, when he diedG5053, made mentionG3421 ofG4012 the departingG1841 of the childrenG5207 of IsraelG2474; andG2532 gave commandmentG1781 concerningG4012 hisG846 bonesG3747.2 23By faithG4102 MosesG3475, when he was bornG1080, was hidG2928 three monthsG5150 byG5259 hisG846 parentsG3962, becauseG1360 they sawG1492 he was a beautifulG791 childG3813; andG2532 they wereG5399 notG3756 afraidG5399 of the king’sG935 commandmentG1297. 24By faithG4102 MosesG3475, when he had comeG1096 to yearsG3173, refusedG720 to be calledG3004 the sonG5207 of Pharaoh’sG5328 daughterG2364; 25ChoosingG138 ratherG3123 to suffer afflictionG4778 with the peopleG2992 of GodG2316, thanG2228 to enjoy the pleasuresG2192G619 of sinG266 for a seasonG4340; 26EsteemingG2233 the reproachG3680 of ChristG5547 greaterG3187 richesG4149 thanG2233 the treasuresG2344 ofG1722 EgyptG125: forG1063 he had respectG578 toG1519 the recompence of the rewardG3405.3 27By faithG4102 he forsookG2641 EgyptG125, notG3361 fearingG5399 the wrathG2372 of the kingG935: forG1063 he enduredG2594, asG5613 seeingG3708 him who is invisibleG517. 28Through faithG4102 he keptG4160 the passoverG3957, andG2532 the sprinklingG4378 of bloodG129, lestG3363 he that destroyedG3645 the firstbornG4416 should touchG2345 themG846. 29By faithG4102 they passed throughG1224 the RedG2063 seaG2281 asG5613 byG1223 dryG3584 land : whichG3739 the EgyptiansG124 tryingG3984 to doG2983 were drownedG2666. 30By faithG4102 the wallsG5038 of JerichoG2410 fell downG4098, after they had been encircledG2944 forG1909 sevenG2033 daysG2250. 31By faithG4102 the harlotG4204 RahabG4460 perishedG4881 notG3756 with them that believed notG544, after she had receivedG1209 the spiesG2685 withG3326 peaceG1515.4

32AndG2532 whatG5101 moreG2089 shall I sayG3004? forG1063 the timeG5550 would failG1952 meG3165 to tellG1334 ofG4012 GideonG1066, andG5037 of BarakG913, andG2532 of SamsonG4546, andG2532 of JephthahG2422; of DavidG1138 alsoG2532, andG5037 SamuelG4545, andG2532 of the prophetsG4396: 33WhoG3739 throughG1223 faithG4102 subduedG2610 kingdomsG932, wroughtG2038 righteousnessG1343, obtainedG2013 promisesG1860, stoppedG5420 the mouthsG4750 of lionsG3023, 34QuenchedG4570 the violenceG1411 of fireG4442, escapedG5343 the edgeG4750 of the swordG3162, out ofG575 weaknessG769 were made strongG1743, becameG1096 valiantG2478 inG1722 fightG4171, turned to flightG2827 the armiesG3925 of the aliensG245. 35WomenG1135 receivedG2983 theirG846 deadG3498 raised to life againG1537G386: andG1161 othersG243 were torturedG5178, notG3756 acceptingG4327 deliveranceG629; thatG2443 they might obtainG5177 a betterG2909 resurrectionG386: 36AndG1161 othersG2087 hadG2983 trialG3984 of cruel mockingsG1701 andG2532 scourgingsG3148, andG1161, moreoverG2089 of bondsG1199 andG2532 imprisonmentG5438: 37They were stonedG3034, they were sawn asunderG4249, were temptedG3985, were slainG599 withG1722 the swordG5408G3162: they wandered aboutG4022 inG1722 sheepskinsG3374 andG1722 goatskinsG122G1192; being destituteG5302, afflictedG2346, tormentedG2558; 38(Of whomG3739 the worldG2889 wasG2258 notG3756 worthyG514:) they wanderedG4105 inG1722 desertsG2047, andG2532 in mountainsG3735, andG2532 in densG4693 andG2532 cavesG3692 of the earthG1093. 39AndG2532 theseG3778 allG3956, having obtained a good reportG3140 throughG1223 faithG4102, receivedG2865 notG3756 the promiseG1860:

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Notes

  1. 1. Hebrews 11:18 of: or, to ↩
  2. 2. Hebrews 11:22 made...: or, remembered ↩
  3. 3. Hebrews 11:26 of Christ: or, for Christ ↩
  4. 4. Hebrews 11:31 that...: or, that were disobedient ↩

Commentaries on Hebrews 11

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