Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
New American Standard Bible
because God had
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.
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.
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.
Themes
new Dispensation » General references to
New » Creature dispensation » Superiority of the new dispensation over the old))
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 11:40
Images Hebrews 11:40
Prayers for Hebrews 11:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
Examples Of Faith In Action
39 These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
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Cross References
Revelation 6:11
A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a little longer, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.
Romans 3:25-26
whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because in God's forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;
Hebrews 5:9
Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,
Hebrews 7:19
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 7:22
By so much, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
Hebrews 8:6
But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as Law.
Hebrews 9:8-15
The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place was not yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;
Hebrews 9:23
It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Hebrews 10:11-14
Every priest indeed stands day by day serving and often offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins,
Hebrews 12:23-24
to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,