Hebrews 11:38-40

11:38 (the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth. 11:39 And these all were commended ¹  for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. ²  11:40 For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us. ³ 

¹ 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.

² tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.

³ tn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that they would not be made perfect without us.”