Hebrews 11:8–19

⁸By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and set out for a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, even though he did not know where he was going.^{e 9}By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.^{f 10}For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.^g

¹¹By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she^J considered that the one who had promised was faithful.^{h 12}Therefore, from one man—in fact, from one as good as dead—came offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and as innumerable as the grains of sand along the seashore.ⁱ

¹³These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance,^j greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.^{k 14}Now those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. ¹⁵If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return. ¹⁶But they now desire a better place—a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.^l

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac.^m He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son, ¹⁸the one to whom it had been said, Your offspring^A will be traced through Isaac.^{Bn 19}He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead;^o therefore, he received him back, figuratively speaking.^C