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Hebrews 11:9–10

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9By faith he went to live in sthe land of promise, as in a foreign land, tliving in tents uwith Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to vthe city that has wfoundations, xwhose designer and builder is God.

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Cross references

  1. sActs 7:5
  2. tGen. 12:8; 13:3, 18; 18:1, 9
  3. uGen. 35:27
  4. vch. 12:22; [ch. 13:14]
  5. wPs. 87:1; Rev. 21:14
  6. xRev. 21:2, 10

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

NLTNew Living Translation

And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By faith he lived in the land of promise as a stranger, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise. For he was expecting the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

KJV 1900King James Version

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.