Hebrews 11:5

Hebrews 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
• New International Version (NIV)By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Context of Hebrews 11:5

3By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen did not come from anything visible. 4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain. Through faith he was commended as righteous when God approved of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, although he is dead. By faith Enoch was taken so as not to see death, and he was not found because God took him. For before he was taken, he was commended as pleasing to God. 6Now without faith it is impossible to please God. For the one who comes to God must believe that He exists and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. 7By faith Noah, when warned about events not yet seen, in holy fear prepared an ark for the safety of his household. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Hebrews 11:5 word by word

Πίστει Ἑνὼχ μετετέθη τοῦ μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο διότι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός· πρὸ γὰρ τῆς μεταθέσεως μεμαρτύρηται εὐαρεστηκέναι τῷ θεῷ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• EnochἘνώχEnōch · EnochG1802
• was translatedμετατίθημιmetatithēmi · to transportG3346
• thatμήmē · notG3361
• he shouldὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wasεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• notοὐou · noG3756
• becauseδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• translationμετάθεσιςmetathesis · removal/changeG3331
• he had this testimonyμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• that he pleasedεὐαρεστέωeuaresteō · to pleaseG2100

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:5

• Genesis 5:22Now Enoch walked with God continually for 300 years after he fathered Methuselah, and he fathered sons and daughters.
• Luke 3:37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,
• Jude 1:14It was also about these people that Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with myriads of His kedoshim,
• 2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
• Psalms 89:48Remember how short my life span is! For what futility have You created all the children of men?
• John 8:51Amen, amen I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
• 2 Kings 2:16Then they said to him, “Behold now, there are 50 strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Ruach Adonai has taken him up and cast him onto some mountain or into some valley.” But he said, “Don’t send them.”
• Jeremiah 36:26Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, along with Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah—but Adonai hid them.
• Revelation 11:9Some from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their corpses for three and a half days, not allowing them to be placed into a grave.
• Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen did not come from anything visible.
• Hebrews 11:6Now without faith it is impossible to please God. For the one who comes to God must believe that He exists and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
• Romans 8:8So those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:4But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we declare it—not pleasing men but rather God, who examines our hearts.
• 1 John 3:22and whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5By faith Enoch was translated - It is said, in Genesis 5:24, that Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. Here the apostle explains what God's taking him means, by saying that he was translated that he should not see death; from which we learn that he did not die, and that God took him to a state of blessedness without obliging him to pass through death. See his history explained at large in the above place, in Genesis 5:22-24.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5By faith Enoch was translated - The account of Enoch is found in Genesis 5:21-24. It is very brief, and is this, that “Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God took him.” There is no particular mention of his “faith,” and the apostle attributes this to him, as in the case of Abel, either because it was involved in the very nature of piety, or because the fact was communicated to him by direct revelation. In the account in Genesis, there is nothing…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 Here follow some illustrious examples of faith from the Old Testament. Abel brought a sacrifice of atonement from the firstlings of the flock, acknowledging himself a sinner who deserved to die, and only hoping for mercy through the great Sacrifice. Cain's proud rage and enmity against the accepted worshipper of God, led to the awful effects the same principles have produced in every age; the cruel persecution, and even murder of believers. By…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Enoch went to heaven and did not face a normal death (see Genesis 5:21–24). “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”: Genesis 5:24.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Faith was the ground of his pleasing God; and his pleasing God was the ground of his translation. translated--(Ge 5:22, 24). Implying a sudden removal (the same Greek as in Ga 1:6) from mortality without death to immortality: such a CHANGE as shall pass over the living at Christ's coming (1Co 15:51, 52). had this testimony--namely of Scripture; the Greek perfect implies that this testimony continues still: "he has been testified of." pleased God--The…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