Hebrews 11:40 “God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they…”

Hebrews 11:40

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

World English Bible

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

American Standard Version

God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Geneva Bible 1599

God prouiding a better thing for vs, that they without vs should not be made perfite.

Darby Translation

God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“better”

Hebrews 8:6 Hebrews 7:19 Hebrews 9:23 Hebrews 7:22 Hebrews 12:24

Hebrews 8:6 · BSB

Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.

Hebrews 7:19 · BSB

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

Hebrews 9:23 · BSB

So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Hebrews 7:22 · BSB

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

Hebrews 12:24 · BSB

to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

“they without”

Hebrews 10:11–14 Hebrews 9:8–15 Romans 3:25 Romans 3:26

Hebrews 10:11–14 · BSB

Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Hebrews 9:8–15 · BSB

By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

Romans 3:25 · BSB

God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

Romans 3:26 · BSB

He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

“made”

Revelation 6:11 Hebrews 5:9 Hebrews 12:23

Revelation 6:11 · BSB

Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.

Hebrews 5:9 · BSB

And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

Hebrews 12:23 · BSB

in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

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