Hebrews 11:14

God's Word

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

Cross References

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.”

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.

Philippians 1:23

I find it hard to choose between the two. I would like to leave this life and be with Christ. That’s by far the better choice.

Hebrews 11:13

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.

Hebrews 11:15

If they had been thinking about the country that they had left, they could have found a way to go back.

Hebrews 11:16

Instead, these men were longing for a better country—a heavenly country. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God. He has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 13:14

We don’t have a permanent city here on earth, but we are looking for the city that we will have in the future.