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Hebrews 11:28 — King James Version← Study notes

Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.


Hebrews 11:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 11:2817 words
GreekMeaning
πίστειpistei
By faithnounG4102
πεποίηκενpepoiēken
he has keptverbG4160
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πάσχαpascha
PassovernounG3957
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
πρόσχυσινproschysin
sprinklingnounG4378
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
αἵματοςhaimatos
bloodnounG129
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ho
the onearticleG3588
ὀλοθρεύωνolothreuōn
destroyingverbG3645
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πρωτότοκαprōtotoka
firstbornadjectiveG4416
θίγῃthigē
may touchverbG2345
αὐτῶνautōn
thempronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:28

Paul is wont to establish many things incidently, and is very full of thoughts. For such is the grace of The Spirit. He does not comprehend a few ideas in a multitude of words, but includes great and manifold thought in brevity of expressions. Observe at least how, in the midst of exhortation, and when discoursing about faith, of what a type and mystery he reminds us, whereof we have the reality. “Through faith” (he says) “he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 27 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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