Passage Research
Hebrews 11 — Sermon Preparation
A great gallery of ancestors from Abel onward is presented, each of whom lived and died trusting in promises they did not yet receive in full. Below is a research summary for Hebrews 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 40
- verses
- 631 / 290
- Greek words / lemmas
- 42
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Hebrews 11 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 24 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| ἐπαγγελία | epangelía | G1860 | 6 | message, promise |
| μαρτυρέω | martyréō | G3140 | 5 | charge, give, bear record, have good report |
| Ἰσαάκ | Isaák | G2464 | 4 | Isaac |
| λαμβάνω | lambánō | G2983 | 5 | accept, be amazed, assay, attain |
| ἀποθνῄσκω | apothnḗskō | G599 | 4 | be dead, death, die, lie a-dying |
| κρείττων | kreíttōn | G2909 | 3 | best, better |
How preachers through history handled this text
42 public-domain excerpts on Hebrews 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We are often called to leave worldly connexions, interests, and comforts. If heirs of Abraham's faith, we shall obey and go forth, though not knowing what may befall us; and we shall be found in the way of duty, looking for the performance of God's promises. The trial of Abraham's faith was, that he simply and fully obeyed the call of God. Sarah received the promise as the promise of God; being convinced of that, she truly judged that he both could and would perform it. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Hebrews 11:8–19 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Heb 11:22
- Red Sea 1— Heb 11:29
- Jericho 1— Heb 11:30
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