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Hebrews 11:8-22

8By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564,obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219by goingG1831outG1831to a placeτόπονtoponG5117whichὃνhonG3739he was toreceiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983for an inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817;and he leftG1831,not knowingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987whereποῦpouG4226he was goingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.

9By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102he livedG3939asG3939aG3939strangerG3939inthe landγῆνgēnG1093of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860, as ina foreignἀλλοτρίανallotrianG245land,livingκατοικήσαςkatoikēsasG2730in tentsσκηναῖςskēnaisG4633with IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,fellowG4789heirsG4789of the sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860;

10for he was lookingG1551forG1551the cityπόλινpolinG4172whichG3739hasἔχουσανechousanG2192foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,whoseG3739architectτεχνίτηςtechnitēsG5079and builderδημιουργὸςdēmiourgosG1217is Godθεός.¶theosG2316.

11By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102evenκαὶkaiG2532SarahΣάρραSarraG4564herselfαὐτὴautēG846receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983abilityδύναμινdunaminG1411to conceiveκαταβολὴν σπέρματοςkatabolēn spermatosG2602 G4690,evenκαὶkaiG2532beyondπαρὰparaG3844theproperG2540timeG2540of lifeἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893she consideredἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233HimfaithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103who had promisedἐπαγγειλάμενον.epangeilamenonG1861.

12ThereforeδιὸdioG1352evenG2532from oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manG1520, and one who was as good asdeadνενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenouG3499at that, there were bornG1096descendants who werejustG2531asG2531the starsἄστραastraG798of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772in numberπλήθειplētheiG4128,and as the innumerableἀναρίθμητος.¶anarithmētosG382grains ofsandἄμμοςammosG285along the seashoreχεῖλος θαλάσσηςcheilos thalassēsG5491 G2281.

13AllπάντεςpantesG3956theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599in faithπίστινpistinG4102,withoutμὴmēG3361receivingG2865the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860, buthaving seenG3708and welcomedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782them from a distanceπόρρωθενporrōthenG4207, andhaving confessedὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesG3670that they were strangersξένοιxenoiG3581and exilesπαρεπίδημοίparepidēmoiG3927on the earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

14For thoseοἱhoiG3588who sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108makeἐμφανίζουσινemphanizousinG1718it clearG1718that they are seekingἐπιζητοῦσιν.epizētousinG1934a countryG3968ofG3968their ownG3968.

15And indeedμὲνmenG3303ifεἰeiG1487they had beenthinkingἐμνημόνευονemnēmoneuonG3421of that countrywhichἧςhēsG3739they leftG1544,they would have hadεἶχονeichonG2192opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540to returnἀνακάμψαι·anakampsaiG344.

16But as it is, they desireὀρέγονται,oregontaiG3713a betterG2909country, that is, aheavenlyἐπουρανίου·epouraniouG2032oneG2032.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1870notashamedἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetaiG1870to becalledἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthaiG1941their GodθεὸςtheosG2316; forHe has preparedἡτοίμασενhētoimasenG2090a cityπόλιν.¶polinG4172for them.

17By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,when he was testedπειραζόμενος,peirazomenosG3985,offeredπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenG4374upG4374IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464, and the one who hadreceivedἀναδεξάμενος,anadexamenosG324the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was offeringπροσέφερενprosepherenG4374upG4374hisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439son;

18it was heto whomὃνhonG3739it was saidἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980, “Through IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464yourdescendantsσπέρμα·spermaG4690shall be namedκληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiG2564.”

19He consideredλογισάμενοςlogisamenosG3049thatGodθεός,theosG2316is ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to raiseἐγείρεινegeireinG1453peopleevenκαὶkaiG2532from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,fromG3606whichG3606he alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedG2865him backG2865as atypeπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850.

20By faithΠίστειPisteiG4102IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384and EsauἨσαῦ.¶ĒsauG2269,evenG2532regardingπερὶperiG4012thingsμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195toG3195comeG3195.

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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