New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 11:8-22

8By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219by goingἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out to a placeτόπονtoponG5117whichὃνhonG3739he was toreceiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983for an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817;and he wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out, not knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whereποῦpouG4226he was goingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.

9By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he livedG3939as an alienG3939inthe landγῆνgēnG1093of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,as in a foreignἀλλοτρίανallotrianG245land,dwellingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730in tentsσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633with IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,fellowG4789heirsG4789of the sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860;

10for he was lookingἐξεδέχετοexedechetoG1551forthe cityπόλινpolinG4172whichG3739hasἔχουσανechousanG2192foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,whoseG3739architectτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079and builderδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217is Godθεός.¶theosG2316.

11By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102evenκαὶkaiG2532SarahΣάρραSarraG4564herselfαὐτὴautēG846receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983abilityδύναμινdunaminG1411to conceiveκαταβολὴν σπέρματοςkatabolēn spermatosG2602 G4690,evenκαὶkaiG2532beyondπαρὰparaG3844the properG2540timeG2540of lifeἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893she consideredἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233HimfaithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103who had promisedἐπαγγειλάμενον.epangeilamenonG1861.

12ThereforeδιὸdioG1352there was bornG1096evenG2532of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manG1520, andhim as good as deadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499at that, as many descendantsas the starsἄστραastraG798of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772in numberπλήθειplētheiG4128,and innumerableἀναρίθμητος.¶anarithmētosG382as the sandἄμμοςammosG285which is by the seashoreθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281.

13AllπάντεςpantesG3956theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599in faithπίστινpistinG4102,withoutμὴmēG3361receivingG2865the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860, buthaving seenG3708them and having welcomedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782them from a distanceπόρρωθενporrōthenG4207, andhaving confessedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670that they were strangersξένοιxenoiG3581and exilesπαρεπίδημοίparepidēmoiG3927on the earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

14For thoseοἱhoiG3588who sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108makeἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718it clearG1718that they are seekingἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934a countryG3968of their ownG3968.

15And indeedμὲνmenG3303ifεἰeiG1487they had beenthinkingἐμνημόνευονemnēmoneuonG3421of that countryfrom whichἧςhēsG3739they wentG1544out,they would have hadεἶχονeichonG2192opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540to returnἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.

16But as it is, they desireὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713a betterG2909country, that is, aheavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032oneG2032.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316is notashamedἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetaiG1870to becalledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941their GodθεὸςtheosG2316; forHe has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090a cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172for them.

17By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was testedπειραζόμενος,peirazomenosG3985,offeredπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenG4374up IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464, and he who hadreceivedἀναδεξάμενος,anadexamenosG324the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was offeringπροσέφερενprosepherenG4374up his onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439son;

18it was heto whomὃνhonG3739it was saidἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980, “In IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464yourdescendantsσπέρμα·spermaG4690shall be calledκληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiG2564.”

19He consideredλογισάμενοςlogisamenosG3049thatGodθεός,theosG2316is ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to raiseἐγείρεινegeireinG1453peopleevenκαὶkaiG2532from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,from whichὅθενhothenG3606he alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedG2865him backG2865as atypeπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850.

20By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384and EsauἨσαῦ.¶ĒsauG2269,evenG2532regardingπερὶperiG4012thingsμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195to comeG3195.

21By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,as he was dyingἀποθνῄσκωνapothnēskōnG599,blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, andworshipedπροσεκύνησενprosekunēsenG4352, leaningon the topἄκρονakronG206of his staffῥάβδουrhabdouG4464.

22By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,when he was dyingτελευτῶνteleutōnG5053,madeG3421mentionG3421of the exodusἐξόδουexodouG1841of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and gaveG1781ordersG1781concerningG4012his bonesὀστέωνosteōnG3747.

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