Hebrews 11:9-16

9By faith he lived as an alien in 1the land of promise, as in a foreign land, 2dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, 3fellow heirs of the same promise; 10for he was looking for 4the city which has 5foundations, 6whose architect and builder is God. 11By faith even 7Sarah herself received 8ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him 9faithful who had promised. 12Therefore there was born even of one man, and 10him as good as dead 11at that, as many descendants 12as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

1313All these died in faith, 14without receiving the promises, but 15having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and 16having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15And indeed if they had been 17thinking of that country from which they went out, 18they would have had opportunity to return. 16But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a 19heavenly one. Therefore 20God is not 21ashamed to be 22called their God; for 23He has prepared a city for them.