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By faith Noah, being warned [of God] concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Being warned of God (χρηματισθεις). First aorist passive participle of χρηματιζω, old word for oracular or divine communications a…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

By faith Noah. It is le difficult to see that Noah must have been influenced by faith than that Abel and Enoch were. Everything w…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Being warned of God.—(See Hebrews 8:5.)

Moved with fear.—The marginal rendering “being wary” (or better, <…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that dil…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Attention moves to Noah. He was “warned” (GK 5976; a verb used frequently of divine communications) by God himself; he was not acting on a hunch or…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

By faith Noah, etc. It was a wonderful example of magnanimity that when the whole world was promising itself impunity, and securely and un…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

By faith Noah, being warned of God
In the Greek text, Noah is called "Noe", and so the Septuagint interpreters of th…

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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