Verse 14
Hebrews 11:14
World Messianic Bible
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For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of 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.
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Chapter 11 Context
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Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
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For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
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By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God (Elohim), so that what...
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By faith, Abel offered to God (Elohim) a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had te...
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By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God (El...
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Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God (Elohim) must bel...
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7
By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for t...
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By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an...
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By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents,...
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10
For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Elohim).
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By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age,...
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Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by t...
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These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them fr...
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For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
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If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enoug...
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But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God (Elohim) is not ashamed...
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By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was...
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to whom it was said, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac”;
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concluding that God (Elohim) is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also...
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By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
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By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on th...
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By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; an...
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By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that...
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By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
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choosing rather to share ill treatment with God (Elohim)’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of si...
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accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the r...
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By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is inv...
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By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn...
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By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they we...
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By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.
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By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the s...
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What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Davi...
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who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths...
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quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew migh...
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Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, th...
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Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
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They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went...
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(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the ear...
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These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
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God (Elohim) having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not...
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