For thosewho saysuch thingsmake it clearthat they are seekinga country of their own.
Then she gavebirthto a son,and he namedhim Gershom,for he said,"I have beena sojournerin a foreignland."
while we looknot at the things which are seen,but at the things which are not seen;for the things which are seenare temporal,but the things which are not seenare eternal.
But I am hard-pressedfrom both[directions], havingthe desireto departand be with Christ,for [that] is very muchbetter;
Allthesediedin faith,withoutreceivingthe promises,but having seenthem and having welcomedthem from a distance,and having confessedthat they were strangersand exileson the earth.
And indeedifthey had been thinkingof that [country] from whichthey wentout, they would have hadopportunityto return.
But as it is, they desirea better[country], that is, a heavenly one.ThereforeGodis not ashamedto be calledtheir God;for He has prepareda cityfor them.
For herewe do not havea lastingcity,but we are seeking[the city] which is to come.
