Hebrews 11
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 11:9-12

9By faithG4102 he livedG3939 as an alienG3939 in 1the landG1093 of promiseG1860, as in a foreignG245 land, 2dwellingG2730 in tentsG4633 with IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384, 3fellowG4789 heirsG4789 of the sameG846 promiseG1860; 10for he was lookingG1551 for 4the cityG4172 whichG3739 hasG2192 5foundationsG2310, 6whoseG3739 architectG5079 and builderG1217 is GodG2316. 11By faithG4102 evenG2532 7SarahG4564 herselfG846 receivedG2983 8abilityG1411 to conceiveG2602G4690, evenG2532 beyondG3844 the properG2540 timeG2540 of lifeG2244, sinceG1893 she consideredG2233 Him 9faithfulG4103 who had promisedG1861. 12ThereforeG1352 there was bornG1096 evenG2532 of oneG1520 manG1520, and 10him as good as deadG3499 11at that, as many descendants 12as the starsG798 of heavenG3772 in numberG4128, and innumerableG382 as the sandG285 which is by the seashoreG2281.

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Notes

  1. 1. Hebrews 11:9 Acts 7:5 ↩
  2. 2. Hebrews 11:9 Gen 12:8; 13:3, 18; 18:1, 9 ↩
  3. 3. Hebrews 11:9 Heb 6:17 ↩
  4. 4. Hebrews 11:10 Heb 12:22; 13:14 ↩
  5. 5. Hebrews 11:10 Rev 21:14ff ↩
  6. 6. Hebrews 11:10 Heb 11:16 ↩
  7. 7. Hebrews 11:11 Gen 17:19; 18:11-14; 21:2 ↩
  8. 8. Hebrews 11:11 Lit power for the laying down of seed ↩
  9. 9. Hebrews 11:11 Heb 10:23 ↩
  10. 10. Hebrews 11:12 Rom 4:19 ↩
  11. 11. Hebrews 11:12 Lit in these things ↩
  12. 12. Hebrews 11:12 Gen 15:5; 22:17; 32:12 ↩

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