Verse 14
Hebrews 11:14
Free Bible Version
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But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God (Elohim) isn't disappointed with them, and is happy to be called their God (Elohim), for he has built a city for them.
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.
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Chapter 11 Context
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Now our trust in God (Elohim) is the guarantee of what we hope for, the evidence of what we can't se...
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Through our trust in God (Elohim) we understand that the whole universe was created by God (Elohim)'...
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By trusting him Abel offered God (Elohim) a better sacrifice than Cain, and as a result God (Elohim)...
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By trusting God (Elohim) Enoch was taken to heaven so he didn't experience death. He couldn't be fou...
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You can't expect God (Elohim) to be pleased with you if you don't trust him! Anyone who comes to God...
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Noah trusted God (Elohim), and was warned by him about things that had never happened before. Becaus...
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Through trusting God (Elohim) Abraham obeyed when God (Elohim) called him to go to the land God (Elo...
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Trusting in God (Elohim) he lived in the promised land—but as a foreigner, living in tents, together...
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For Abraham was looking forward to a city built on foundations that last, with God (Elohim) as its b...
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By her trust in God (Elohim) even Sarah herself was given the ability to conceive a child though she...
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That is why the descendants of Abraham (who was as good as dead!) became as numerous as the stars of...
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They all died still trusting in God (Elohim). Though they didn't receive the things God (Elohim) pro...
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For if they cared about the country they'd left behind, they could have returned.
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But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God (Elohim) isn't...
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Abraham trusted God (Elohim) when he was tested and offered Isaac to God (Elohim). Abraham, who had...
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even though he'd been told, “It's through Isaac that your descendants will be counted.”
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Abraham had thought it through and decided that God (Elohim) could bring Isaac back to life from the...
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Trusting in God (Elohim), Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to what the future would bring.
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Trusting in God (Elohim), Jacob as he was dying blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped God (El...
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Trusting in God (Elohim), Joseph too, when his own death approached, spoke about the exodus of the I...
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Trusting in God (Elohim), Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born. They recognized...
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Trusting in God (Elohim), Moses, when he grew up, refused to be known as the adopted son of Pharaoh'...
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He counted the rejection he experienced from following Christ to be of far greater value than the we...
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Trusting in God (Elohim), he left Egypt and wasn't scared of Pharaoh's anger—he kept going with his...
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Trusting in God (Elohim) he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyin...
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Trusting in God (Elohim) the Israelites crossed the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptia...
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Trusting in God (Elohim), the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the...
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Trusting in God (Elohim), Rahab the prostitute didn't die with those who rejected God (Elohim), beca...
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What other examples should I give? I don't have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah;...
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Because of their trust in God (Elohim) they conquered kingdoms, did what was good and right, receive...
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put out blazing fires, escaped being killed by the sword, were weak but made strong, did mighty deed...
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Women were given their dead family members back through resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing...
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Yet others suffered insults and whippings; they were put in chains and imprisoned.
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Some were stoned, cut in pieces, tempted, killed by the sword. Some dressed in sheepskins and goatsk...
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The world was not worthy to have such people who wandered in the deserts and mountains, living in ca...
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All of these people, even though they had God (Elohim)'s approval, didn't receive what God (Elohim)...
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God (Elohim) has given us something even better, so that they can't be complete without us.
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