Hebrews 11:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 21:34

Then Abraham lived a long time as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines.

Genesis 23:4

“I live as a foreigner in your land, and I don't own any property where I can bury my wife. Please let me buy a piece of land.”

Genesis 47:9

Jacob answered, “I have lived only a hundred and thirty years, and I have had to move from place to place. My parents and my grandparents also had to move from place to place. But they lived much longer, and their life was not as hard as mine.”

Genesis 48:21

After that, Jacob said, “Joseph, you can see that I won't live much longer. But God will be with you and will lead you back to the land he promised our family long ago.

Genesis 49:10

You will have power and rule until nations obey you and come bringing gifts.

Genesis 49:18

Our LORD, I am waiting for you to save us.

Genesis 49:28

These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is how Jacob gave each of them their proper blessings.

Genesis 49:33

When Jacob had finished giving these instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed and died.

Genesis 50:24

Before Joseph died, he told his brothers, “I won't live much longer. But God will take care of you and lead you out of Egypt to the land he promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Job 19:25

I know that my Saviour lives, and at the end he will stand on this earth.

Psalm 119:19

I live here as a stranger. Don't keep me from knowing your commands.

Psalm 39:12

“Listen, LORD, to my prayer! My eyes are flooded with tears, as I pray to you. I am merely a stranger visiting your home as my ancestors did.

Exodus 2:22

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

Leviticus 25:23

No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me—it isn't your land, and you only live there for a little while.

Numbers 10:30

“No, I won't go,” Hobab answered. “I'm returning home to be with my own people.”

Numbers 24:17

“What I saw in my vision hasn't happened yet. But some day, a king of Israel will appear like a star. He will wipe out you Moabites and destroy those tribes who live in the desert.

Matthew 13:17

Many prophets and good people were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you that they did not see or hear.

John 12:41

Isaiah said this, because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke about him.

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was really glad to see me.”

Romans 4:21

Abraham was certain that God could do what he had promised.

Romans 8:24

And this hope is what saves us. But if we already have what we hope for, there is no need to keep on hoping.

2 Corinthians 4:18

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

2 Corinthians 5:6

So always be cheerful! As long as we are in these bodies, we are away from the Lord.

Ephesians 2:19

You Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens with everyone else who belongs to the family of God.

Hebrews 11:14

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

Hebrews 11:17

Abraham had been promised that Isaac, his only son, would continue his family. But when Abraham was tested, he had faith and was willing to sacrifice Isaac,

Hebrews 11:27

Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger.

Hebrews 11:39

All of them pleased God because of their faith! But still they died without being given what had been promised.

1 Peter 1:1

From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. To God's people who are scattered like foreigners in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

1 Peter 1:17

You say that God is your Father, but God doesn't have favourites! He judges all people by what they do. So you must honour God while you live as strangers here on earth.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.

1 John 3:19

When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God.