Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Hebrews 11:5
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Hebrews11:5
5. Faith was the ground of his pleasing God; and his pleasing God was the ground of his translation.
translated--(Ge 5:22, 24). Implying a sudden removal (the same Greek as in Ga 1:6) from mortality without death to immortality: such a CHANGE as shall pass over the living at Christ's coming (1Co 15:51, 52).
had this testimony--namely of Scripture; the Greek perfect implies that this testimony continues still: "he has been testified of."
pleased God--The Scripture testimony virtually expresses that he pleased God, namely, "Enoch walked with God." The Septuagint translates the Hebrew for "walked with God," Ge 6:9, pleased God.
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