Hebrews 11:14

People who say such things make it clear that they're looking for a country of their own.

Free Bible Version

In The King James Version

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

In Context

13They all died still trusting in God. Though they didn't receive the things God promised, they were still looking for them as it were from a distance and welcomed them, acknowledging that on this earth they were foreigners, people just passing through.

15For if they cared about the country they'd left behind, they could have returned.

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Cross References

Romans 8:23Not only creation, but we too, who have a foretaste of the Spirit, we groan inwardly as we wait for God to “adopt” us—the redemption of our bodies.

Philippians 1:23For I'm in a dilemma—I really want to leave and be with Christ, which would be far better,

Hebrews 13:14For we don't have a permanent city to live in here; we're looking for the home that is still to come.

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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