Hebrews 11:27
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
KJV
πίστει κατέλιπεν Αἴγυπτον, μὴ φοβηθεὶς τὸν θυμὸν τοῦ βασιλέως, τὸν γὰρ ἀόρατον ὡς ὁρῶν ἐκαρτέρησεν.
Greek NT
Fide reliquit Ægyptum, non veritus animositatem regis : invisibilem enim tamquam videns sustinuit.
Vulgate
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
ASV
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the fierceness of the king: for he endured, as seeing him that is invisible.
Douay-Rheims
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Places
Egypt
In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Αἴγυπτος
aiguptos
noun · 25×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
θυμός
thumos
noun · 18×
καρτερέω
kartereo
verb · 1×
καταλείπω
kataleipo
verb · 25×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
φοβέω
phobeo
verb · 95×
ἀόρατος
aoratos
adjective · 5×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. Many prophets and righteous men (it is said) have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear and have not heard them. Matthew 13:17 Did then those righteous men know all the things to come? Yea, most certainly. For if because of the weakness of those who were not able to receive Him, the Son was not revealed, — …
While still living in the palace, Abba Arsenius prayed to God in these words, "Lord, lead me in the way of salvation." And a voice came saying to him, "Arsenius, flee from men and you will be saved."
Moses served as the great high priest of Israel, mediating between the holy God and the sinful people. His intercessions after the golden calf and the rebellion of Korah demonstrate that the true priest must love both God and the people. Philo sees in Moses' priesthood a foreshadowing of the ideal mediator who bridges the infinite gap between the divine and human realms.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 13:7 — Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
- 1John 4:12 — No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
- 1Pet 1:8 — Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
- 1Pet 1:8 — Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
- 1Tim 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- 1Tim 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- 2Cor 4:18 — While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
- 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- Col 1:15 — Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
- Exod 2:14 — And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
- Exod 2:15 — Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
- Exod 4:19 — And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
- Exod 10:28 — And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
- Exod 10:29 — And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
- Exod 11:8 — And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Phara
- Exod 12:11 — And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.
- Exod 14:10 — And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.
- Ezek 2:6 — And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed
- Gen 32:30 — And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
- Heb 10:32 — But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
- Heb 11:1 — Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- Heb 11:1 — Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- Heb 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 eart
- Heb 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 eart
- Jas 5:11 — Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
- John 20:29 — Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
- Matt 10:22 — And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
- Ps 16:8 — I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Rom 1:20 — For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: