Hebrews 11:14

Conservative English Version

When people talk this way, it is clear that they are looking for a place to call their own.

Cross References

Exodus 2:22

And when she had a son, Moses said, "I will name him Gershom, since I am a foreigner in this country."

2 Corinthians 4:18

Things that are seen don't last forever, but things that are not seen are eternal. That's why we keep our minds on the things that cannot be seen.

Philippians 1:23

It is a hard choice to make. I want to die and be with Christ, because that would be much better.

Hebrews 11:13

Every one of those people died. But they still had faith, even though they had not received what they had been promised. They were glad just to see these things from far away, and they agreed that they were only strangers and foreigners on this earth.

Hebrews 11:15

If they had been talking about the land where they had once lived, they could have gone back at any time.

Hebrews 11:16

But they were looking forward to a better home in heaven. That's why God wasn't ashamed for them to call him their God. He even built a city for them.

Hebrews 13:14

On this earth we don't have a city that lasts forever, but we are waiting for such a city.