Hebrews 11:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Hebrews 11:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hebrews 11:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hebrews 11:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Hebrews 11:40 — World English Bible

Hebrews 11:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Hebrews 11:40 — American Standard Version

Hebrews 11:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Hebrews 11:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Hebrews 11:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Hebrews 11:40 — Darby Translation

Hebrews 11:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“God prouiding a better thing for vs, that they without vs should not be made perfite. ”

Hebrews 11:40 — Geneva Bible

Hebrews 11:40 in Context — Hebrews 11

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 11:40 Mean?

Hebrews 11:40 is a verse from the Book of Hebrews, part of the New Testament. It appears in Hebrews chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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