Hebrews 11
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Hebrews 11:8-12

8By faithG4102 1AbrahamG11, when he was calledG2564, obeyedG5219 2by goingG1831 outG1831 to a placeG5117 whichG3739 he was to 3receiveG2983 for an inheritanceG2817; and he leftG1831, not knowingG1987 whereG4226 he was goingG2064. 9By faithG4102 he livedG3939 asG3939 aG3939 strangerG3939 in 4the landG1093 of promiseG1860, as in a foreignG245 land, 5livingG2730 in tentsG4633 with IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384, 6fellowG4789 heirsG4789 of the sameG846 promiseG1860; 10for he was lookingG1551 forG1551 7the cityG4172 whichG3739 hasG2192 8foundationsG2310, 9whoseG3739 architectG5079 and builderG1217 is GodG2316. 11By faithG4102 evenG2532 10SarahG4564 herselfG846 receivedG2983 11abilityG1411 to conceiveG2602G4690, evenG2532 beyondG3844 the properG2540 timeG2540 of lifeG2244, sinceG1893 she consideredG2233 Him 12faithfulG4103 who had promisedG1861. 12ThereforeG1352 evenG2532 from oneG1520 manG1520, and 13one who was as good as deadG3499 14at that, there were bornG1096 descendants who were 15justG2531 asG2531 the starsG798 of heavenG3772 in numberG4128, and as the innumerableG382 grains of sandG285 along the seashoreG5491G2281.

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Notes

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

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