Hebrews 11:10

For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

In Context

9By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage:

11And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;

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Cross References

John 14:2In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you?

Philippians 3:20For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:

Hebrews 12:22But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,

Hebrews 13:14For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.

Revelation 21:10And he took me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and let me see the holy town Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:5-32

Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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