Hebrews 11:40

Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 11

“God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.”Hebrews 11:40

What Does Hebrews 11:40 Mean?

Hebrews 11:40 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 11, verse 40 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Hebrews 11:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Revelation 6:11“And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”Isaiah 60:17“For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.”Hebrews 8:6“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”Hebrews 10:11“And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:”Hebrews 12:23“To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,”Ezekiel 36:11“And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”Hebrews 5:9“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;”Hebrews 7:19“For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.”Matthew 11:11“Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.”Romans 3:25“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”1 Peter 1:10“Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:”Jeremiah 33:14“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.”Hebrews 9:8“The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:”Hebrews 9:23“It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”Hebrews 7:22“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.”Ephesians 1:10“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:”

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