Parallel Verses

Anderson New Testament

And all these, having obtained a good reputation by faith, received not the promise,

New American Standard Bible

And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised,

King James Version

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

Holman Bible

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

International Standard Version

All these people won approval for their faith but they did not receive what was promised,

A Conservative Version

And all these, having been well reported through faith, did not receive the promise,

American Standard Version

And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

Amplified

And all of these, though they gained [divine] approval through their faith, did not receive [the fulfillment of] what was promised,

An Understandable Version

And all of these people were commended [by God] for their faith, yet did not receive [all of] what was promised to them,

Bible in Basic English

And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,

Common New Testament

And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised,

Daniel Mace New Testament

Tho' these were all celebrated for their faith, they did not receive the reward that was promised:

Darby Translation

And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,

Godbey New Testament

And all these, having received the witness of the spirit through faith, did not obtain the promise:

Goodspeed New Testament

Yet though they all gained God's approval by their faith, they none of them received what he had promised,

John Wesley New Testament

And all these having obtained a good testimony thro' faith,

Julia Smith Translation

And these all, having been testified of by faith, received not the promise:

King James 2000

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [although they] all were approved through their faith, they did not receive what was promised,

Modern King James verseion

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And these all, through faith, obtained good report, and received not the promise;

Moffatt New Testament

They all won their record for faith, but the Promise they did not obtain.

Montgomery New Testament

Yet, though these all had witness borne to them by their faith, they received not the promise;

NET Bible

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

New Heart English Bible

These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise,

Noyes New Testament

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promised blessing,

Sawyer New Testament

And none of these who became martyrs through faith received the promise,

The Emphasized Bible

And, these all, though they obtained witness through their faith, yet bare not away, the promise:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And these all though having obtained a testimony by faith, received not the promise:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise;

Webster

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

Weymouth New Testament

And although by their faith all these people won God's approval, none of them received the fulfilment of His great promise;

Williams New Testament

Though all these people by their faith won God's approval, yet none of them received what He had promised,

World English Bible

These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn't receive the promise,

Worrell New Testament

And these all, having received a good report through faith, obtained not the promise;

Worsley New Testament

And these all, though they obtained an honorable testimony by faith, yet received not the promise;

Youngs Literal Translation

and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

μαρτυρέω 
Martureo 
Usage: 58

διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

κολυμβάω 
Komizo 
Usage: 10

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Hebrews 11:39

References

American

Hastings

Images Hebrews 11:39

Prayers for Hebrews 11:39

Context Readings

Examples Of Faith In Action

38 (of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts, and in mountains, and in caverns, and in dens of the earth. 39 And all these, having obtained a good reputation by faith, received not the promise, 40 because God had provided some better thing for us, that they, without us, should not be made perfect.

Cross References

Hebrews 11:13

All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off. and having embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners in the land.

Hebrews 11:2

for by this the ancients obtained a good reputation.

1 Peter 1:12

to whom it was revealed, that, not for themselves, but for us, they ministered the things that are now preached to you by those who have made known to you the gospel, through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; into which things angels desire to look.

Luke 10:23-24

And he turned to his disciples, and said privately: Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

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