Hebrews 11:13

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All these people died having faith. They didn’t receive the things that God had promised them, but they saw these things coming in the distant future and rejoiced. They acknowledged that they were living as strangers with no permanent home on earth.

Cross References

Genesis 21:34

Abraham lived a long time in the land of the Philistines.

Genesis 23:4

“I’m a stranger with no permanent home. Let me have some of your property for a tomb so that I can bury my dead wife.”

Genesis 25:8

Then he took his last breath, and died at a very old age. After a long and full life, he joined his ancestors in death.

Genesis 47:9

Jacob answered Pharaoh, “The length of my stay on earth has been 130 years. The years of my life have been few and difficult, fewer than my ancestors’ years.”

Genesis 48:21

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I’m about to die, but God will be with you. He will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 49:10

A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him.

Genesis 49:18

“I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O Lord.

Genesis 49:28

These are the 12 tribes of Israel and what their father said to them when he gave each of them his special blessing.

Genesis 49:33

When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet into his bed. He took his last breath and joined his ancestors in death.

Genesis 50:24

At last Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m about to die. God will definitely take care of you and take you out of this land to the land he swore with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Job 19:25

But I know that my defender lives, and afterwards, he will rise on the earth.

Psalm 119:19

I am a foreigner in this world. Do not hide your commandments from me.

Psalm 39:12

Listen to my prayer, O Lord. Open your ear to my cry for help. Do not be deaf to my tears, for I am a foreign resident with you, a stranger like all my ancestors.

Exodus 2:22

She gave birth to a son. Moses named him Gershom [Foreigner], because he said, “I was a foreigner living in another country.”

Leviticus 25:23

“Land must never be sold permanently, because the land is mine. To me you are strangers without permanent homes.

Numbers 10:30

Hobab answered, “No, I won’t go. I want to go back to my own country where my relatives are.”

Numbers 24:17

I see someone who is not here now. I look at someone who is not nearby. A star will come from Jacob. A scepter will rise from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites and destroy all the people of Sheth.

Matthew 13:17

I can guarantee this truth: Many prophets and many of God’s people longed to see what you see but didn’t see it, to hear what you hear but didn’t hear it.

John 12:41

Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus’ glory and had spoken about him.

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was pleased to see that my day was coming. He saw it and was happy.”

Romans 4:21

and was absolutely confident that God would do what he promised.

Romans 8:24

We were saved with this hope in mind. If we hope for something we already see, it’s not really hope. Who hopes for what can be seen?

2 Corinthians 4:18

We don’t look for things that can be seen but for things that can’t be seen. Things that can be seen are only temporary. But things that can’t be seen last forever.

2 Corinthians 5:6

So we are always confident. We know that as long as we are living in these bodies, we are living away from the Lord.

Ephesians 2:19

That is why you are no longer foreigners and outsiders but citizens together with God’s people and members of God’s family.

Hebrews 11:14

Those who say such things make it clear that they are looking for their own country.

Hebrews 11:17

When God tested Abraham, faith led him to offer his son Isaac. Abraham, the one who received the promises from God, was willing to offer his only son as a sacrifice.

Hebrews 11:27

Faith led Moses to leave Egypt without being afraid of the king’s anger. Moses didn’t give up but continued as if he could actually see the invisible God.

Hebrews 11:39

All these people were known for their faith, but none of them received what God had promised.

1 Peter 1:1

From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. To God’s chosen people who are temporary residents ⌞in the world⌟ and are scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

1 Peter 1:17

So if you call God your Father, live your time as temporary residents on earth in fear. He is the God who judges all people by what they have done, and he doesn’t play favorites.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, since you are foreigners and temporary residents ⌞in the world⌟, I’m encouraging you to keep away from the desires of your corrupt nature. These desires constantly attack you.

1 John 3:19

This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and how we will be reassured in his presence.