Verse 14
Hebrews 11:14
New Living Translation
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Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own.
Original Language Text
greek
οἱ γὰρ τοιαῦτα λέγοντες ἐμφανίζουσιν ὅτι πατρίδα ἐπιζητοῦσιν.
English Translation
For those who say such things reveal that they seek a homeland.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 11 Context
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Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.
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Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.
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By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God (Elohim)’s command, that what we n...
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It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God (Elohim) than Cain did. Abel’s o...
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It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying — “he disappeared, because God (Eloh...
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And it is impossible to please God (Elohim) without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must beli...
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It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God (Elohi...
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It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God (Elohim) called him to leave home and go to another lan...
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And even when he reached the land God (Elohim) promised him, he lived there by faith — for he was li...
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Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and buil...
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It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She...
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And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead — a nation with so many people...
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All these people died still believing what God (Elohim) had promised them. They did not receive what...
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Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own.
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If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back.
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But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God (Elohim) is not asham...
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It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God (Elohim) was testing him. Abraham...
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even though God (Elohim) had told him, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be count...
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Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God (Elohim) was able to bring him back to life again. And in a...
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It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.
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It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in wo...
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It was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel wo...
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It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God (El...
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It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
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He chose to share the oppression of God (Elohim)’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures...
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He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he...
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It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on go...
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It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood...
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It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry...
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It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came...
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It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused...
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How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon...
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By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God (Elohim) had pro...
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quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned t...
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Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others were tortured, refusing to turn fr...
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Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons.
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Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went abou...
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They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes i...
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All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that...
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For God (Elohim) had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection withou...
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