Hebrews 11:31 Parallel Translations

Faith led the prostitute Rahab to welcome the spies as friends. She was not killed with those who refused to obey God.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

ASV:

By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.

BBE:

By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.

DBY:

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace.

ERV:

By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.

WEY:

Through faith the notorious sinner Rahab did not perish along with the disobedient, for she had welcomed the spies and had sheltered them.

WBS:

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, as she had received the spies with peace.

WEB:

By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn't perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

YLT:

by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

Hebrews 11:31 Cross References

XREF:

Joshua 2:9 and said to the men, "I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you.

Joshua 6:23 So the young men who were spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and all she had; they also brought out all her relatives and placed them outside the camp of Israel.

James 2:25 In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

11:31 {14} By faith the {q} harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the {r} spies with peace.
(14) Rahab.
(q) A notable example of God's goodness.
(r) Courteously and friendly, so that not only did she not hurt them, but also kept them safe.

PNT:

11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not. See Jos 2:1-22.

WES:

11:31 Rahab - Though formerly one not of the fairest character.

MHC:

11:20-31 Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. Things present are not the best things; no man knoweth love or hatred by having them or wanting them. Jacob lived by faith, and he died by faith, and in faith. Though the grace of faith is of use always through our whole lives, it is especially so when we come to die. Faith has a great work to do at last, to help the believer to die to the Lord, so as to honour him, by patience, hope, and joy. Joseph was tried by temptations to sin, by persecution for keeping his integrity; and he was tried by honours and power in the court of Pharaoh, yet his faith carried him through. It is a great mercy to be free from wicked laws and edicts; but when we are not so, we must use all lawful means for our security. In this faith of Moses' parents there was a mixture of unbelief, but God was pleased to overlook it. Faith gives strength against the sinful, slavish fear of men; it sets God before the soul, shows the vanity of the creature, and that all must give way to the will and power of God. The pleasures of sin are, and will be, but short; they must end either in speedy repentance or in speedy ruin. The pleasures of this world are for the most part the pleasures of sin; they are always so when we cannot enjoy them without deserting God and his people. Suffering is to be chosen rather than sin; there being more evil in the least sin, than there can be in the greatest suffering. God's people are, and always have been, a reproached people. Christ accounts himself reproached in their reproaches; and thus they become greater riches than the treasures of the richest empire in the world. Moses made his choice when ripe for judgment and enjoyment, able to know what he did, and why he did it. It is needful for persons to be seriously religious; to despise the world, when most capable of relishing and enjoying it. Believers may and ought to have respect to the recompence of reward. By faith we may be fully sure of God's providence, and of his gracious and powerful presence with us. Such a sight of God will enable believers to keep on to the end, whatever they may meet in the way. It is not owing to our own righteousness, or best performances, that we are saved from the wrath of God; but to the blood of Christ, and his imputed righteousness. True faith makes sin bitter to the soul, even while it receives the pardon and atonement. All our spiritual privileges on earth, should quicken us in our way to heaven. The Lord will make even Babylon fall before the faith of his people, and when he has some great thing to do for them, he raises up great and strong faith in them. A true believer is desirous, not only to be in covenant with God, but in communion with the people of God; and is willing to fare as they fare. By her works Rahab declared herself to be just. That she was not justified by her works appears plainly; because the work she did was faulty in the manner, and not perfectly good, therefore it could not be answerable to the perfect justice or righteousness of God.

CONC:

Along Believed Death Didn't Disbelieved Disobedient Faith Friendly God's Harlot Killed Loose Notorious Orders Peace Perish Perished Prostitute Rahab Received Sheltered Sinner Spies Unbelieving Welcome Welcomed

Believed Death Disbelieved Disobedient Faith Friendly God's Harlot House Killed Loose Notorious Orders Peace Perish Perished Prostitute Rahab Received Sheltered Sinner Spies Unbelieving Welcomed

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