40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

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

40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.

40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

40 God planned to give us something better so that they would be made perfect, but only together with us.

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

40 God planned to give us something very special so that we would gain eternal life with them. 

40 since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

40 since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.

40 because God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

40 God had planned something better for us. So they would only be made perfect together with us.

40 because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.