What does Hebrews 11:40 mean?

Hebrews 11:40 highlights themes such as promise, faith, perfection when read in context.

How should I apply Hebrews 11:40 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

40God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

promisefaithperfection

1 Corinthians 13:10
Both verses discuss the idea of completeness and perfection in God's plan.
Hebrews 10:14
This verse speaks to the perfection achieved through Christ's sacrifice.
Philippians 1:6
Both verses express confidence in God's ongoing work in believers.