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Hebrews 11:40
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KJ21
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
ASV
God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
AMP
because God had us in mind and had something better for us, so that they [these men and women of authentic faith] would not be made perfect [that is, completed in Him] apart from us.
AMPC
Because God had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us, so that they [these heroes and heroines of faith] should not come to perfection apart from us [before we could join them].
BRG
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
CSB
since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
CSBA
since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
CEB
God provided something better for us so they wouldn’t be made perfect without us.
CJB
because God had planned something better that would involve us, so that only with us would they be brought to the goal.
CEV
This was because God had something better in store for us. And he did not want them to reach the goal of their faith without us.
DARBY
God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.
DLNT
God having provided something better for us, in order that they should not be perfected apart from us.
DRA
God providing some better thing for us, that they should not be perfected without us.
ERV
God planned something better for us. He wanted to make us perfect. Of course, he wanted those great people to be made perfect too, but not before we could all enjoy that blessing together.
EASY
God had already decided to prepare something better for all of us. As a result, those people did not receive everything until we could join with them.
EHV
because God had planned something better for us, namely, that they would not reach the goal apart from us.
ESV
since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
ESVUK
since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
EXB
God ·planned to give us [had provided] something better so that they would be made perfect, but ·only together with us [L not without us].
GNV
God providing a better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
GW
God planned to give us something very special so that we would gain eternal life with them.
GNT
because God had decided on an even better plan for us. His purpose was that only in company with us would they be made perfect.
HCSB
since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
ICB
God planned to give us something better. Then they would be made perfect, but only together with us.
ISV
since God had planned something better for us, so that they would not be perfected without us.
PHILLIPS
All these won a glowing testimony to their faith, but they did not then and there receive the fulfilment of the promise. God had something better planned for our day, and it was not his plan that they should reach perfection without us.
JUB
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
KJV
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
AKJV
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
LSB
because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.
LEB
because God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
TLB
for God wanted them to wait and share the even better rewards that were prepared for us.
MSG
Not one of these people, even though their lives of faith were exemplary, got their hands on what was promised. 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.
MEV
For God provided something better for us, so that with us they would be made perfect.
MOUNCE
for · God had provided something better with us in mind, so that they should not reach their goal apart from us.
NOG
God planned to give us something very special so that we would gain eternal life with them.
NABRE
God had foreseen something better for us, so that without us they should not be made perfect.
NASB
because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.
NASB1995
because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.
NCB
For God had made provision for us to have something better, and they were not to achieve perfection except with us.
NCV
God planned to give us something better so that they would be made perfect, but only together with us.
NET
For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.
NIRV
That’s because God had planned something better for us. So they would only be made perfect together with us.
NIV
since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
NIVUK
since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
NKJV
God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
NLV
God had planned something better for us. These men could not be made perfect without us.
NLT
For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.
NMB
God providing a better thing for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
NRSVA
since God had provided something better so that they would not, without us, be made perfect.
NRSVACE
since God had provided something better so that they would not, without us, be made perfect.
NRSVCE
since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.
NRSVUE
since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.
NTFE
God was providing something better for us, so that they wouldn’t reach perfection without our doing so as well.
OJB
Hashem having foreseen something better for us, so that, apart from us, they should not be made shleimut.
RGT
God providing a better thing for us, so that they would not be made perfect apart from us.
RSV
since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
RSVCE
since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
TLV
because God had provided something better for us, so that only with us would they reach perfection.
VOICE
That promise has awaited us, who receive the better thing that God has provided in these last days, so that with us, our forebears might finally see the promise completed.
WEB
God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
WE
God planned something better. They will be made perfect but only with us.
WYC
for God provided some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.
YLT
God for us something better having provided, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.
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