Hebrews 11:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.”

Hebrews 11:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hebrews 11:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hebrews 11:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.”

Hebrews 11:38 — World English Bible

Hebrews 11:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth. ”

Hebrews 11:38 — American Standard Version

Hebrews 11:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and <FI>in<Fi> mountains, and <FI>in<Fi> caves, and <FI>in<Fi> the holes of the earth;”

Hebrews 11:38 — Young's Literal Translation

Hebrews 11:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“(of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth. ”

Hebrews 11:38 — Darby Translation

Hebrews 11:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whom the world was not worthie of: they wandered in wildernesses and mountaines, and dennes, and caues of the earth.”

Hebrews 11:38 — Geneva Bible

Hebrews 11:38 in Context — Hebrews 11

36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

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

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

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What Does Hebrews 11:38 Mean?

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