Hebrews 11:39 · KJV
“And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:”
— Hebrews 11:39
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and {in} mountains, and {in} dens and caves of the earth.
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. {provided: or, foreseen}
Hebrews 11 — Context
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and {in} mountains, and {in} dens and caves of the earth.
39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
40God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. {provided: or, foreseen}
Cross References
Luke 10:23-24
And he turned him unto {his} disciples, and said privately, Blessed {are} the eyes which see the things that ye see:
Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of {them}, and embraced {them}, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. {in faith: Gr. according to faith}
Hebrews 11:2
For by it the elders obtained a good report.
1 Peter 1:12
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.