Parallel Verses

Montgomery New Testament

since it was for us that God had in store some better thing, so that apart from us they should not be perfected.

New American Standard Bible

because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.

King James Version

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Holman Bible

since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

International Standard Version

since God had planned something better for us, so that they would not be perfected without us.

A Conservative Version

God having foreseen something superior concerning us, so that without us they would not be made fully perfect.

American Standard Version

God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Amplified

because God had us in mind and had something better for us, so that they [these men and women of authentic faith] would not be made perfect [that is, completed in Him] apart from us.

An Understandable Version

because God had planned to give us something better [than they got], so that they would not be complete without us. [Note: The idea here is that these faithful people of Old Testament times did not receive the fullest of blessings until Christ came to make them available to both them and us together].

Anderson New Testament

because God had provided some better thing for us, that they, without us, should not be made perfect.

Bible in Basic English

Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.

Common New Testament

because God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Daniel Mace New Testament

because God out of his distinguishing kindness to us, would not let them arrive before us to the enjoyment of perfect felicity.

Darby Translation

God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.

Godbey New Testament

God having reserved something better for us, that they might not be made perfect apart from us.

Goodspeed New Testament

for God had resolved upon something still better for us, that they might not reach the fulfilment of their hopes except with us.

John Wesley New Testament

did not receive the promise, God having provided some better thing for us, that they might not be perfected without us.

Julia Smith Translation

God having foreseen something better for us, that without us they should not be completed.

King James 2000

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[because] God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

Modern King James verseion

for God had provided some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

God providing a better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Moffatt New Testament

God had something better in store for us; he would not have them perfected apart from us.

NET Bible

For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.

New Heart English Bible

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Noyes New Testament

God having provided for us some better thing, that they might not be made perfect without us.

Sawyer New Testament

God having provided something better for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

The Emphasized Bible

God, for us, something better providing, - that, not apart from us, should they be made, perfect.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

God having provided for us something better, that without us they should not attain to perfection.

Twentieth Century New Testament

since God had in view some better thing for us, that they, apart from us, should not attain perfection.

Webster

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Weymouth New Testament

for God had provided for them and us something better, so that apart from us they were not to attain to full blessedness.

Williams New Testament

for God had provided something still better for us, that they, apart from us might not attain perfection.

World English Bible

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Worrell New Testament

God having provided something better concerning us, that, apart from us, they should not be made perfect.

Worsley New Testament

God having provided something better concerning us, that without us they might not be made perfect.

Youngs Literal Translation

God for us something better having provided, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

προβλέπω 
Problepo 
Usage: 1

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

κρείττων 
Kreitton 
Usage: 19

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

for
περί 
Peri 
Usage: 254

us
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388
Usage: 388

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

χωρίς 
Choris 
Usage: 38

τελειόω 
Teleioo 
Usage: 18

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

References

Images Hebrews 11:40

Prayers for Hebrews 11:40

Context Readings

Examples Of Faith In Action

39 Yet, though these all had witness borne to them by their faith, they received not the promise; 40 since it was for us that God had in store some better thing, so that apart from us they should not be perfected.

Cross References

Revelation 6:11

And there was given to each one of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for yet a little time, until the number should be completed by their fellow slaves and their brethren who were about to be put to death as they had been.

Romans 3:25-26

For God openly set him forth for himself as an offering of atonement through faith, by means of his blood, in order to show forth his righteousness??ince in his forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed??o show forth his righteousness,

Hebrews 5:9

and by being thus made perfect, he became the source of enduring salvation to all who obey him,

Hebrews 7:19

(for the Law brought nothing to perfection); and there is the bringing in of a better hope by which we draw near to God;

Hebrews 7:22

And by so much Jesus becomes the guarantor of a better covenant.

Hebrews 8:6

But Jesus has obtained a better ministry, by so much as he is also Mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted upon better promises.

Hebrews 9:8-15

The Holy Spirit teaching by this that the way into the Holiest has not yet been disclosed while the first tent is still standing.

Hebrews 9:23

While, then, it was necessary that the copies of the heavenly things should be cleansed by such sacrifices, the heavenly things themselves required nobler sacrifices than these.

Hebrews 10:11-14

For while every priest stands, day after day, at his ministrations, and many times repeats the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,

Hebrews 12:23-24

to the festal assemblage and church of the firstborn, registered in heaven, to a Judge who is God of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

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