Hebrews 11:15

Genesis 11:31; Genesis 12:10; Genesis 24:6-8; Genesis 31:18; Genesis 32:9-11

Related Commentaries of Hebrews 11:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And truly if they had been mindful of that country ... - If they had remembered it with sufficient interest and affection to have made them desir...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Passing now from the men of the primeval world, the writer comes to the patriarchs, and especially to Abraham, who stands out in the OT as the chief...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

truly if . if indeed. if . Greek. ei . App-118. returned . Greek. anakampto. See Acts 18:21 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. And truly if they had been mindful, etc. He anticipates an objection that might have been made, — that they were strangers because th...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. If they had been m...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. As Abraham, h...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Heroes of Faith The Achievements of Faith, illustrated from the annals of Israel, beginning with the patriarchs and coming down to the martyrs. Th...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They might have had. — Rather, they would have had opportunity to return. All their life long they would have been able to claim again their earl...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XI. THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM. "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Seeking the Better Country Hebrews 11:11-22 Faith has the twofold power, first, of making the unseen real; and second, of receiving the grace a...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Then follows a series of illustrations of the power of faith taken from the history of the Hebrew people. The first is that by faith men know that th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 con...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And truly if they had been mindful of that country ,.... Chaldea, which was Abraham's country: from whence they came out ; as Abraham and Sarah di...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. Ver. 15. If th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For they that say such things That speak of themselves as strangers and pilgrims; declare plainly that they seek a country Different from that in...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This chapter in itself forms a complete division of the book of Hebrews. If previously the doctrine has been thoroughly laid down that faith is the p...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exemplars of Faith. A. D. 62. 4 By faith Abel of...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Though they were strangers in Canaan, yet they might seek an earthly country, even Ur of the Chaldees, from whence they came forth, and which was the...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Faith Revealed In Positive Present Action By Those Who Believed The Promises Of God's Future Reward For His Own In The Light Of The Future Hope ( He...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And if indeed they had been mindful of that from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Hebrews 11:13-16 Living and Dying in Faith.—This rhetorical chapter, reviewing rapidly the stories of the oth...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 11:8-22 The Patriarchs. I. The period of the patriarchs has a very peaceful and lovely character. God appeared and spoke to them. There w...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is the Arc de Triomphe erected to the memory of the heroes of faith, whose names are here recorded by the apostle's inspired pen, with a brief m...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is the triumphal arch of faith. Here we find the names of many of the heroes of faith, and a brief record of some of the battles in which they f...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 11:1-2 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is a very familiar chapter, but it is none the less precious. It is the roll of the heroes of faith. Here you have a list of the men who believe...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

These men, of whom we are now briefly to read, are a company of God's witnesses; and the apostle calls them, in the next chapter, «a cloud of witness...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

In this chapter we read of the wonders of faith; but I have never read a chapter setting forth the wonders of unbelief. Unbelief is barren impotent,...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

First, a definition of faith. Hebrews 11:1-3 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elde...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 11:1 . Now faith is the substance of things hoped for. Paul uses here the same Greek word as in Hebrews 1:3 , that the Son is the express...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. On the senses in which the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An application of the truths here offered:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Far-Flung Visions A New Year's Study Hebrews 11:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Another New Year has come to us freighted with every possibility of...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Place of Faith Hebrews 11:1-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Unbelief is black with the frown of God; faith is regnant with the smile of God. Unbelie...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Life of Faith Hebrews 11:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Faith defined. The eleventh chapter of Hebrews opens with something that is very defin...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Abraham The Friend of God Hebrews 11:8-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Early beginnings. Perhaps, in all history there is none who has ever attained...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

If they had been mindful of — Their earthly country, Ur of the Chaldeans, they might have easily returned.

¹⁵ And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

Related Commentaries of Hebrews 11:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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