Hebrews 11:40

For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us. ¹ 

biblegateway Heb 11:40

God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

biblegateway Heb 11:40

because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.

biblegateway Heb 11:40

For God had far better things in mind for us that would also benefit them, for they can’t receive the prize at the end of the race until we finish the race.

biblegateway Heb 11:40

God had a better plan for us: that their faith and our faith would come together to make one completed whole, their lives of faith not complete apart from ours.

SABDAweb Heb 11:40

Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.

bibleoremus Heb 11:40

since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.

biblegateway Heb 11:40

God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

biblegateway Heb 11:40

For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us. ¹ 

¹ tn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that they would not be made perfect without us.”