Hebrews 10:39--11:1
10:39 But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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People Commended for Their Faith
11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:20
11:20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
Hebrews 11:24
11:24 By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
Hebrews 11:30
11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho
2 fell after the people marched around them
3 for seven days.
Hebrews 11:39
11:39 And these all were commended
4 for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
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1 tn Grk “not…of shrinking back to perdition but of faith to the preservation of the soul.”
2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
3 tn Grk “after they had been encircled.”
3 sn The expression these all were commended forms an inclusio with Heb 11:2: The chapter begins and ends with references to commendation for faith.
4 tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.