Hebrews 11:39

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And all of these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised.

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  • Heb 11:13 : 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  • Heb 11:2 : 2 For by it the ancients were commended.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.
  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, 'Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.' 24 For I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

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  • Heb 11:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

    13All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

    14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

  • Heb 11:1-11
    11 verses
    80%

    1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

    2For by it the ancients were commended.

    3By faith we understand that the universe was formed by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

    4By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God testifying about his gifts; and through faith, even though he is dead, he still speaks.

    5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death, and he was not found, because God took him up. For before he was taken up, he was commended as one who had pleased God.

    6And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

    7By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

    8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

    9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

    10For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

    11By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.

  • Heb 11:40
    78%

    40Since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

  • Heb 11:37-38
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    77%

    37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, and they were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, and mistreated.

    38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts, and on mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.

  • Heb 11:30-35
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    74%

    30By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days.

    31By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies in peace.

    32And what more shall I say? Time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

    33who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

    34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength out of weakness, became mighty in battle, and routed foreign armies.

    35Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

  • Heb 3:18-19
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    18And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed?

    19So we see that they were not able to enter because of their unbelief.

  • Heb 6:15
    74%

    15And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

  • Heb 10:35-36
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    73%

    35So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

    36You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

  • Heb 4:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Therefore, let us be cautious lest any of you seem to have fallen short of the promise of entering His rest.

    2For we have also received the good news, just as they did. But the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not united with faith in those who heard it.

  • Heb 4:6
    73%

    6Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had the good news proclaimed to them did not enter because of disobedience,

  • Heb 6:12
    72%

    12Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.

  • Heb 11:16-17
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    16But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

    17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,

  • Rom 4:20-21
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    71%

    20He did not waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but he was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

    21being fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised.

  • Heb 11:25-28
    4 verses
    71%

    25He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

    26He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward.

    27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as though seeing the one who is invisible.

    28By faith he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.

  • Rom 11:30-31
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    70%

    30Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

    31so they too have now been disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.

  • Heb 10:23
    70%

    23Let us hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

  • Rom 9:30-31
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    70%

    30What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

    31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain it.

  • Heb 11:19
    69%

    19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death as a symbol.

  • Rom 4:13
    69%

    13For the promise to Abraham or his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Heb 4:11
    69%

    11Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.

  • 1 Cor 10:5
    68%

    5But God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

  • Rom 4:11
    68%

    11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness might also be credited to them,

  • Num 32:11
    68%

    11'None of the men who came up from Egypt, twenty years old and older, will see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not fully followed Me—