Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

Moffatt New Testament

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

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.

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 And these all, through faith, obtained good report, and received not the promise; 40 God providing a better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Cross References

Revelation 6:11

And long white garments were given unto every one of them. And it was said unto them that they should rest for a little season until the number of their fellows, and brethren, and of them that should be killed as they were, were fulfilled.

Romans 3:25-26

- whom God hath set forth for a mercy seat through faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which before him is of valour, in that he forgiveth the sins that are passed,

Hebrews 5:9

and was made perfect, and the cause of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him:

Hebrews 7:19

For the law made no thing perfect: but was an introduction of a better hope, by which hope, we draw nigh unto God.

Hebrews 7:22

And for that cause was Jesus an establisher of a better testament.

Hebrews 8:6

Now hath he obtained a more excellent office, inasmuch as he is the mediator of a better testament, which was made for better promises.

Hebrews 9:8-15

Wherewith the holy ghost this signifying, that the way of holy things was not yet opened, while as yet the first tabernacle was standing,

Hebrews 9:23

It is then need that the similitudes of heavenly things, be purified with such things: but the heavenly things themselves are purified with better sacrifices than are those.

Hebrews 10:11-14

And every priest is ready daily ministering, and often times offereth one manner of offering, which can never take away sins:

Hebrews 12:23-24

and unto the congregation of the first born sons, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men:

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