Hebrews 11:39-40 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:… Your fathers, the greatest of them, while they lived, and after they entered Paradise, were waiting and hoping for the coming of Christ. Neither on earth nor in heaven could they be "made perfect" until He came. Till His birth, till His death, till His ascension to glory, their life was a life of faith; and yet you are ready — though the Divine promise is already in part fulfilled — to surrender your confidence in God, because the complete fulfilment is still delayed. (R. W. Dale, LL. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:WEB: These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn't receive the promise, |
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