¹³These all died ^†in faith, ^tnot having received the promises, but ^uhaving seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and ^vembraced them, and ^wconfessed that they were ^xstrangers and ^ypilgrims on the earth. ¹⁴For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. ¹⁵And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. ¹⁶But now they desire ^za better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore ^zzGod is not ashamed ^ato be called their God: for he hath ^bprepared for them ^ca city.

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†Gr. according to faith. Tit. 1:1.
tSo ver. 39.
uSo ver. 27. See John 8:56. & 2 Cor. 4:18.
vGk. as Matt. 10:12. Acts 25:13.
w Gen. 23:4. & 47:9. So 1 Chr. 29:15. Ps. 39:12. & 119:19.
x Eph. 2:19. See ver. 9.
y 1 Pet. 1:1. & 2:11 in the Gk.
zver. 35, 40. See ch. 7:19.
zzch. 2:11. See Mark 8:38.
aSee Ex. 3:6.
bSee Matt. 25:34.
cch. 13:14. Comp. Phil. 3:20.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth. Now those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return. But 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own. If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

These all died in faith without receiving the promises, but seeing them from a distance and welcoming them, and admitting that they were strangers and temporary residents on the earth. For those who say such things make clear that they are seeking a homeland. And if they remember that land from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.