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A Divine Reversal of Value
Commentators emphasize the profound statement that "the world was not worthy" of these persecuted believers. From a human perspective, they were outcasts. From God's perspective, their holiness and faith made them so valuable that the wicked world did not deserve their presence. Scholars like John Calvin suggest that the world casting them out was a judgment upon the world itself, which was losing a blessing it was unworthy to keep.
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 11:38
18th Century
Theologian
Of whom the world was not worthy. The world was so wicked that it had no claim that such holy men should live in it. These poor, despised,…
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 11:38
Of whom the world was not worthy (ων ουκ ην αξιος ο κοσμος) Graphic picture in a short parenthetical relative clause (ων, genitive…
Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 11:32–39
19th Century
Preacher
And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samue…
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On Hebrews 11:38
To all outward appearance, these people of faith were insignificant and unimportant. But in truth they were worth more than all the rest of humanit…
John Calvin
On Hebrews 11:38
16th Century
Theologian
Of whom the world was not worthy, and so on. As the holy Prophets wandered as fugitives among wild beasts, they might have seemed unworthy…
John Gill
On Hebrews 11:38
17th Century
Pastor
Of whom the world was not worthy
These words are inserted in a parenthesis, to remove or prevent such objections as …
Matthew Henry
On Hebrews 11:32–38
17th Century
Minister
After all our searches into the Scriptures, there is more to be learned from them. We should be pleased to think how great the number of believers …