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By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Was translated (μετετεθη). First aorist passive indicative of μετατιθημ, old verb to transpose, to change as in 7:12;[Reference Ac…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

By faith Enoch was translated. The account of Enoch is found in Genesis 5:21-24. It is very brief, and is this: Enoch walked with God:…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

See death.See Luke 2:26; Psalms 89:48 (John 8:51).

And was not found . . . tra…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he ha…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The NT refers to Enoch only in Lk 3:37,Jude 14, and here. The Hebrew OT says nothing of the manner of his departure from this life, onl…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

By faith Enoch, etc. He chose a few of the most ancient, so that he might make a transition to Abraham and his posterity. He teac…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

By faith Enoch was translated
Which is to be understood, not of a spiritual translation from the power of darkne , i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here are some illustrious examples of faith from the Old Testament. Abel brought a sacrifice of atonement from the firstlings of the flock, acknowl…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having given a description, the Apostle now clarifies it with an example. In this regard, he does two things:

  1. He reveals his thesis in…

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