Hebrews 11
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Hebrews 11:8-22

8By faithG4102 AbrahamG11, when he was calledG2564 to moveG1831 intoG1519 a placeG5117 whichG3739 he should laterG3195 receiveG2983 forG1519 an inheritanceG2817, obeyedG5219; andG2532 he went outG1831, notG3361 knowingG1987 whereG4226 he was goingG2064. 9By faithG4102 he sojournedG3939 inG1519 the landG1093 of promiseG1860, asG5613 in a foreign countryG245, dwellingG2730 inG1722 tentsG4633 withG3326 IsaacG2464 andG2532 JacobG2384, the heirs with himG4789 of the sameG846 promiseG1860: 10ForG1063 he looked forG1551 a cityG4172 which hathG2192 foundationsG2310, whoseG3739 builderG5079 andG2532 makerG1217 is GodG2316. 11Through faithG4102 alsoG2532 SarahG4564 herselfG846 receivedG2983 strengthG1411 toG1519 conceiveG2602 seedG4690, andG2532 was delivered of a childG5088 when she was pastG3844 ageG2540G2244, becauseG1893 she judgedG2233 him faithfulG4103 who had promisedG1861. 12ThereforeG1352 there sprangG1080 evenG2532 fromG575 oneG1520, andG2532 himG5023 as good as deadG3499, so many asG2531 the starsG798 of the skyG3772 in multitudeG4128, andG2532 asG5616 the sandG285 whichG3588 is byG3844 the seaG2281 shoreG5491 innumerableG382. 13TheseG3778 allG3956 diedG599 inG2596 faithG4102, notG3361 having receivedG2983 the promisesG1860, butG235 having seenG1492 themG846 afar offG4207, andG2532 were persuaded ofG3982 them, andG2532 embracedG782 them, andG2532 confessedG3670 thatG3754 they wereG1526 strangersG3581 andG2532 pilgrimsG3927 onG1909 the earthG1093.1 14ForG1063 they that sayG3004 such thingsG5108 declare plainlyG1718 thatG3754 they seekG1934 a countryG3968. 15AndG2532 trulyG3303, ifG1487 they had been mindfulG3421 of thatG1565 country fromG575 whichG3739 they cameG1831, they mightG302 have hadG2192 opportunityG2540 to returnG344. 16ButG1161 nowG3570 they desireG3713 a betterG2909 country, that isG5123, an heavenlyG2032: thereforeG1352 GodG2316 isG1870 notG3756 ashamedG1870G846 to be calledG1941 theirG846 GodG2316: forG1063 he hath preparedG2090 for themG846 a cityG4172. 17By faithG4102 AbrahamG11, when he was triedG3985, offered upG4374 IsaacG2464: andG2532 he that had receivedG324 the promisesG1860 offered upG4374 his only begottenG3439 son, 18OfG4314 whomG3739 it was saidG2980, ThatG3754 inG1722 IsaacG2464 shallG2564 thyG4671 seedG4690 be calledG2564:2 19AccountingG3049 thatG3754 GodG2316 was ableG1415 to raise him upG1453, evenG2532 fromG1537 the deadG3498; from whichG3606 alsoG2532 he receivedG2865 himG846 inG1722 a figureG3850. 20By faithG4102 IsaacG2464 blessedG2127 JacobG2384 andG2532 EsauG2269 concerningG4012 things to comeG3195. 21By faithG4102 JacobG2384, when he was dyingG599, blessedG2127 bothG1538 the sonsG5207 of JosephG2501; andG2532 worshippedG4352, leaning uponG1909 the topG206 of hisG846 staffG4464. 22By faithG4102 JosephG2501, when he diedG5053, made mentionG3421 ofG4012 the departingG1841 of the childrenG5207 of IsraelG2474; andG2532 gave commandmentG1781 concerningG4012 hisG846 bonesG3747.3

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Notes

  1. 1. Hebrews 11:13 in faith: Gr. according to faith ↩
  2. 2. Hebrews 11:18 of: or, to ↩
  3. 3. Hebrews 11:22 made...: or, remembered ↩

Commentaries on Hebrews 11

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