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Hebrews 11:29-40
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Hebrews 11:7-16
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Hebrews 11:1-6
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Hebrews 11:29-40
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Hebrews 11:17-28
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Hebrews 11:1-6
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Hebrews 11:1-7
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Hebrews 11:8-16
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Hebrews 11:17-22
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Hebrews 11:23-28
MOSES' FAITH - Jan 01, 2000 -
Hebrews 11:29-31
BY FAITH, THE PEOPLE - Jan 01, 2000 -
Hebrews 11:32-40
MEN OF FAITH - Jan 01, 2000
FAITH IN A BETTER COUNTR
Key verse: 10
NIV
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(A) in holy fear built an ark(B) to save his family.(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(D)
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,(E) obeyed and went,(F) even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land(G) like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents,(H) as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.(I) 10 For he was looking forward to the city(J) with foundations,(K) whose architect and builder is God.(L) 11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age,(M) was enabled to bear children(N) because she[a] considered him faithful(O) who had made the promise. 12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead,(P) came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.(Q)
13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised;(R) they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance,(S) admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.(T) 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.(U) 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.(V) Therefore God is not ashamed(W) to be called their God,(X) for he has prepared a city(Y) for them.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 11:11 Or By faith Abraham, even though he was too old to have children—and Sarah herself was not able to conceive—was enabled to become a father because he
Cross references
- Hebrews 11:7 : S ver 1
- Hebrews 11:7 : Ge 6:13-22
- Hebrews 11:7 : 1Pe 3:20
- Hebrews 11:7 : Ge 6:9; Eze 14:14, 20; S Ro 9:30
- Hebrews 11:8 : Ge 12:7
- Hebrews 11:8 : Ge 12:1-4; Ac 7:2-4
- Hebrews 11:9 : Ac 7:5
- Hebrews 11:9 : Ge 12:8; 18:1, 9
- Hebrews 11:9 : Heb 6:17
- Hebrews 11:10 : Heb 12:22; 13:14
- Hebrews 11:10 : Rev 21:2, 14
- Hebrews 11:10 : ver 16
- Hebrews 11:11 : Ge 17:17-19; 18:11-14
- Hebrews 11:11 : Ge 21:2
- Hebrews 11:11 : S 1Co 1:9
- Hebrews 11:12 : Ro 4:19
- Hebrews 11:12 : Ge 22:17
- Hebrews 11:13 : ver 39
- Hebrews 11:13 : S Mt 13:17
- Hebrews 11:13 : Ge 23:4; Lev 25:23; Php 3:20; 1Pe 1:17; 2:11
- Hebrews 11:15 : Ge 24:6-8
- Hebrews 11:16 : 2Ti 4:18
- Hebrews 11:16 : Mk 8:38
- Hebrews 11:16 : Ge 26:24; 28:13; Ex 3:6, 15
- Hebrews 11:16 : ver 10; Heb 13:14
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ESV
7 By faith (A)Noah, being warned by God concerning (B)events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of (C)the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 By faith (D)Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place (E)that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in (F)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, (G)living in tents (H)with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to (I)the city that has (J)foundations, (K)whose designer and builder is God. 11 By faith (L)Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered (M)him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and (N)him as good as dead, were born descendants (O)as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
13 These all died in faith, (P)not having received the things promised, but (Q)having seen them and greeted them from afar, and (R)having acknowledged that they were (S)strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, (T)they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed (U)to be called their God, for (V)he has prepared for them a city.
Read full chapterCross references
- Hebrews 11:7 : Gen. 6:13-22; Luke 17:26; 1 Pet. 3:20
- Hebrews 11:7 : ver. 1
- Hebrews 11:7 : Rom. 4:13; [Gen. 6:9; Ezek. 14:14, 20]
- Hebrews 11:8 : Gen. 12:1-4; Acts 7:2-4
- Hebrews 11:8 : Gen. 12:7
- Hebrews 11:9 : Acts 7:5
- Hebrews 11:9 : Gen. 12:8; 13:3, 18; 18:1, 9
- Hebrews 11:9 : Gen. 35:27
- Hebrews 11:10 : ch. 12:22; [ch. 13:14]
- Hebrews 11:10 : Ps. 87:1; Rev. 21:14
- Hebrews 11:10 : Rev. 21:2, 10
- Hebrews 11:11 : Gen. 17:19; 18:11-14; 21:2
- Hebrews 11:11 : ch. 10:23
- Hebrews 11:12 : Rom. 4:19
- Hebrews 11:12 : Gen. 22:17; 32:12; See Gen. 15:5
- Hebrews 11:13 : ver. 39
- Hebrews 11:13 : ver. 27; John 8:56; [Matt. 13:17]
- Hebrews 11:13 : Gen. 23:4; 47:9; [1 Chr. 29:15; Ps. 39:12]
- Hebrews 11:13 : Eph. 2:19
- Hebrews 11:15 : [Gen. 24:6-8]
- Hebrews 11:16 : Gen. 26:24; 28:13; Ex. 3:6; 4:5; [ch. 2:11]
- Hebrews 11:16 : [ver. 10; Matt. 25:34; John 14:2]
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Prayer: Lord, thank you for the example of those who lived as aliens and strangers in the world. Help me set my hope in a heavenly country.
One Word: Looking forward to the heavenly city