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Hebrews 11:40 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Hebrews 11:40 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hebrews chapter 11 verse 40 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. provided: or, foreseen”
Hebrews 11:40 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hebrews 11:40
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. This climactic verse explains why Old Testament saints, despite exemplary faith, didn't receive the ultimate promise in their lifetimes. God 'provided' (problepomenou, προβλεψομένου, 'having foreseen' or 'having planned ahead') 'some better thing for us'—the fuller revelation and greater privileges of the New Covenant in Christ. They looked forward; we look back at Christ's accomplished work.The phrase 'that they without us should not be made perfect' (hina mē chōris hēmōn teleiōthōsin) indicates all...
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Cross-References for Hebrews 11:40
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“until their fellow servants and their brothers”
“which can never take away sins”
“by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant”
“and a bringing in of a better hope”
“he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation”
“that the way into the Holy Place wasn't yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;”
“It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”
“a propitiation}”
“Jesus has become the collateral of a better covenant.”
“to God the Judge of all”