Hebrews 11:39-40 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:… It is altogether probable that among the Jewish Christians there would be great anxiety to know what had been the condition, in the unseen world, of their saintly forefathers who had died before the coming of the Messiah. It is probable, too, that on this subject revelations may have been made by the apostles which were not recorded in Holy Scripture, because their chief interest and practical importance would cease before the true tradition of their teaching had been corrupted and passed away. An incidental sentence of this kind seems to imply a knowledge, in primitive times, of the state of good men who had died before Christ came, which has disappeared from the memory of the Church. (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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