Verse 38
Hebrews 11:38
Bible in Basic English
38
Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.
Original Language Text
greek
ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος ⸀ἐπὶ ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσι καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς·
English Translation
Of whom the world was not worthy, wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and the holes of the earth.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 11 Context
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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.
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For by it our fathers had God (Elohim)'s approval.
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By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God (Elohim), so that w...
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By faith Abel made a better offering to God (Elohim) than Cain, and he had witness through it of his...
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By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God (...
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And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who...
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By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God (Elohim), made ready an ark for the salvation of his f...
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By faith Abraham did as God (Elohim) said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be...
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By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with...
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For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God (Elohim).
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And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in...
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So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as t...
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All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight f...
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For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves.
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And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances...
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But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no sha...
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By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had b...
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Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:
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Judging that God (Elohim) was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him...
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By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.
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By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God (E...
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By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and...
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By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because...
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By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
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Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God (Elohim), than for a short time to...
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Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking...
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By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; f...
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By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of des...
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By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcom...
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By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days.
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By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God (Elohim)'s...
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What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and...
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Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions s...
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Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they ha...
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Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no...
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And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
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They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sw...
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Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not goo...
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And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through...
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Because God (Elohim) had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to beco...
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