Hebrews 11:27

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
By faith he left Egypt behind, not being afraid of the king’s anger, for Moses persevered as one who sees him who is invisible.

King James Version (1611)
By faith hee forsooke Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he indured, as seeing him who is inuisible.

King James Version
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

English Standard Version
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

New American Standard Bible
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as though seeing Him who is unseen.

New Century Version
It was by faith that Moses left Egypt and was not afraid of the king's anger. Moses continued strong as if he could see the God that no one can see.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

Legacy Standard Bible
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the rage of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

Berean Standard Bible
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.

Contemporary English Version
Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger.

Complete Jewish Bible
By trusting, he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered as one who sees the unseen.

Darby Translation
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as seeing him who is invisible.

Easy-to-Read Version
Moses left Egypt because he had faith. He was not afraid of the king's anger. He continued strong as if he could see the God no one can see.

Geneva Bible (1587)
By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.

George Lamsa Translation
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; and he survived after he had seen God, who is invisible.

Good News Translation
It was faith that made Moses leave Egypt without being afraid of the king's anger. As though he saw the invisible God, he refused to turn back.

Lexham English Bible
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as if he saw the invisible one.

Literal Translation
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king; for he kept on as seeing the Invisible One .

Amplified Bible
By faith he left Egypt, being unafraid of the wrath of the king; for he endured [steadfastly], as seeing Him who is unseen.

American Standard Version
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Bible in Basic English
By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.

Hebrew Names Version
By faith, he left Mitzrayim, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

International Standard Version
By faith he left Egypt, without being afraid of the king's anger, and he persevered because he saw the one who is invisible.Exodus 10:28-29; 12:37; 13:17-18; Hebrews 13:13;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
By faith he forsook Metsreen, and feared not the wrath of the king; and hoped, as one who beheld Aloha who is the invisible.

Murdock Translation
By faith, he left Egypt, and was not terrified by the wrath of the king; and he continued to hope, just as if he saw the invisible God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
By fayth he forsoke Egypt, fearyng not the wrath of the kyng: For he endured, euen as though he had seene him which is inuisible.

English Revised Version
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

World English Bible
By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing him that is invisible.

Weymouth's New Testament
Through faith he left Egypt, not being frightened by the king's anger; for he held on his course as seeing the unseen One.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bi feith he forsook Egipt, and dredde not the hardynesse of the king; for he abood, as seinge hym that was vnuysible.

Update Bible Version
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Webster's Bible Translation
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

New English Translation
By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king's anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.

New King James Version
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

New Living Translation
It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

New Life Bible
Because Moses had faith, he left Egypt. He was not afraid of the king's anger. Moses did not turn from the right way but kept seeing God in front of him.

New Revised Standard
By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king's anger; for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
By faith, he forsook Egypt - not put in fear of the wrath of the king; for, as seeing him who cannot be seen, he persevered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the fierceness of the king: for he endured, as seeing him that is invisible.

Revised Standard Version
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king; for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
By fayth he forsoke Egypt and feared not the fearcenes of the kynge. For he endured even as he had sene him which is invisible.

Young's Literal Translation
by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One -- he endured;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
By faith he forsoke Egipte, and feared not the fearcenes of the kynge: for he endured, eue as though he had sene him which is inuisible.

Mace New Testament (1729)
by faith he left Egypt without being apprehensive of the king's resentment: for he remain'd firm, as if he saw him who is invisible.

Simplified Cowboy Version
It was a heapin' of faith that helped Moses ride away from Egypt without giving a second thought to what the king would say about it. Faith helps you keep an eye on the one who cannot be seen.

Contextual Overview

⁴ By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That's what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice. ⁵By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. "They looked all over and couldn't find him because God had taken him." We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken "he pleased God." It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him. ⁷ By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God. ⁸By an act of faith, Abraham said yes to God's call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. When he left he had no idea where he was going. By an act of faith he lived in the country promised him, lived as a stranger camping in tents. Isaac and Jacob did the same, living under the same promise. Abraham did it by keeping his eye on an unseen city with real, eternal foundations—the City designed and built by God. ¹¹By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said. That's how it happened that from one man's dead and shriveled loins there are now people numbering into the millions. ¹³Each one of these people of faith died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing. How did they do it? They saw it way off in the distance, waved their greeting, and accepted the fact that they were transients in this world. People who live this way make it plain that they are looking for their true home. If they were homesick for the old country, they could have gone back any time they wanted. But they were after a far better country than that—heaven country. You can see why God is so proud of them, and has a City waiting for them. ¹⁷By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him—and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac." Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that's what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar. ²⁰ By an act of faith, Isaac reached into the future as he blessed Jacob and Esau. ²¹ By an act of faith, Jacob on his deathbed blessed each of Joseph's sons in turn, blessing them with God's blessing, not his own—as he bowed worshipfully upon his staff. ²² By an act of faith, Joseph, while dying, prophesied the exodus of Israel, and made arrangements for his own burial.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he forsook: Exodus 10:28, Exodus 10:29, Exodus 11:8, Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:37-42, Exodus 13:17-21

not fearing: Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 14:10-13

endured: Hebrews 6:15, Hebrews 10:32, Hebrews 12:3, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13, Mark 4:17, Mark 13:13, 1 Corinthians 13:7, James 5:11

seeing: Hebrews 11:1, Hebrews 11:13, Hebrews 12:2, Psalms 16:8, Acts 2:25, 2 Corinthians 4:18, 1 Timothy 1:17, 1 Timothy 6:16, 1 Peter 1:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 32:30 - I have Exodus 10:6 - And he 2 Kings 1:15 - be not afraid of him Nehemiah 6:11 - Should such Ezekiel 2:6 - though they Ezekiel 3:8 - General John 6:40 - seeth John 20:29 - blessed Acts 8:1 - except Romans 1:20 - For the 2 Corinthians 2:17 - but as of sincerity 2 Corinthians 5:7 - General Colossians 1:15 - the invisible 2 Timothy 2:3 - endure 1 John 4:12 - seen

Cross-References

Genesis 11:1
At one time, the whole Earth spoke the same language. It so happened that as they moved out of the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled down.

Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor each got married. Abram's wife was Sarai; Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran. Haran had two daughters, Milcah and Iscah.

Genesis 11:31
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran's son), and Sarai his daughter-in-law (his son Abram's wife) and set out with them from Ur of the Chaldees for the land of Canaan. But when they got as far as Haran, they settled down there.

Genesis 12:4
So Abram left just as God said, and Lot left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot with him, along with all the possessions and people they had gotten in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan and arrived safe and sound. Abram passed through the country as far as Shechem and the Oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites occupied the land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

By faith he forsook Egypt,.... Either when he fled to Midian; this was before the eating of the passover, and so it stands in its proper order; whereas, his going out of Egypt with the children of Israel was after it, and mentioned in Hebrews 11:29. The word "forsook" implies fleeing; and then it was when Pharaoh's wrath was kindled against him: but it may be said, that Moses seemed then to be afraid of it, seeing he fled: to which it may be answered, that he showed great courage and intrepidity in slaying the Egyptian; and he took no methods to gain the king's favour, when the thing was known; his fleeing was consistent with courage, and was a point of prudence, and in obedience to the will of God: his departure shows, that he would not desist from the work he was called unto; but that he waited God's time, when he should be again employed; wherefore he endured affliction and meanness in Midian, and waited, patiently, till God should call him again to service: or this is to be understood of the time when he led the children of Israel out of Egypt; when he had many difficulties on the part of that people: they were seated and settled in the land of Egypt; they knew nothing of Canaan, nor of the way to it; and, besides, that was in the possession of others; they were a very morose, impatient, stiffnecked, and an ungovernable people, whom he led into a wilderness, without food or arms; and their number was very large; and he had many difficulties, on the part of Pharaoh and the Egyptians. The Israelites were in the midst of them; he brought them out from among them, with the spoil of them in their hands; he knew the changeableness and fury of Pharaoh's mind, and yet he led them out, and left Egypt,

not fearing the wrath of the king; of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; though it was as the roaring of a lion: so such as are called by grace, from a state of darkness and bondage, and out of a strange land, forsake this world, and leave their situation in it, their sinful lusts and pleasures, the company of wicked men, and everything that is near and dear, when it is in competition with Christ; not fearing the wrath of any temporal king or prince; nor of Satan, the prince of this world:

for he endured; afflictions, reproach, and menaces, with patience and courage; his mind was not broken with them, nor overborne by them; he expected divine help, and persevered; and so do such, who are called by the grace of God:

as seeing him who is invisible; that is God, as the Syriac version expresses it; who is not to be seen corporeally, though intellectually; not in his essence, though in his works of creation and providence; not immediately, though mediately in and through Christ; not perfectly now, though face to face hereafter. Moses saw him visionally, and symbolically in the bush; he saw him by faith, and with the eyes of his understanding; and so believing in his power, faithfulness, &c. did what he did.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By faith he forsook Egypt - Some have understood this of the first time in which Moses forsook Egypt, when he fled into Midian, as recorded in Exodus 2:0; the majority of expositors have supposed that it refers to the time when he left Egypt to conduct the Israelites to the promised land. That the latter is the time referred to is evident from the fact that it is said that he did “not fear the wrath of the king.” When Moses first fled to the land of Midian it is expressly said that he went because he did fear the anger of Pharaoh for his having killed an Egyptian; Exodus 2:14-15. He was at that time in fear of his life; but when he left Egypt at the head of the Hebrew people, he had no such apprehensions. God conducted him out with “an high hand,” and throughout all the events connected with that remarkable deliverance, he manifested no dread of Pharaoh, and had no apprehension from what he could do. He went forth, indeed, at the head of his people when all the power of the king was excited to destroy them, but he went confiding in God: and this is the faith referred to here.

For he endured - He persevered, amidst all the trials and difficulties connected with his leading forth the people from bondage.

As seeing him who is invisible - “As if” he saw God. He had no more doubt that God had called him to this work, and that he would sustain him, than if he saw him with his physical eyes. This is a most accurate account of the nature of faith; compare notes on Hebrews 11:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 27. He forsook Egypt — He believed that God would fulfil the promise he had made; and he cheerfully changed an earthly for a heavenly portion.

Not fearing the wrath of the king — The apostle speaks here of the departure of Moses with the Israelites, not of his flight to Midian, Exodus 2:14; Exodus 2:15; for he was then in great fear: but when he went to Pharaoh with God's authority, to demand the dismission of the Hebrews, he was without fear, and acted in the most noble and dignified manner; he then feared nothing but God.

As seeing him who is invisible. — He continued to act as one who had the judge of his heart and conduct always before his eyes. By calling the Divine Being the invisible, the apostle distinguishes him from the god's of Egypt, who were visible, corporeal, gross, and worthless. The Israelites were worshippers of the true God, and this worship was not tolerated in Egypt. His pure and spiritual worship could never comport with the adoration of oxen, goats, monkeys, leeks, and onions.