Hebrews 11:13

New International Reader's Version

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.

Cross References

Genesis 21:34

Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

Genesis 23:4

“I’m an outsider. I’m a stranger among you. Sell me some property where I can bury those in my family who die. Then I can bury my wife.”

Genesis 25:8

He took his last breath and died when he was very old. He had lived a very long time. Then he joined the members of his family who had already died.

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my journey through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They aren’t as many as the years of my father and grandfather before me.”

Genesis 48:21

Then Israel said to Joseph, “I’m about to die. But God will be with all of you. He’ll take you back to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 49:10

The right to rule will not leave Judah. The ruler’s scepter will not be taken from between his feet. It will be his until the king it belongs to will come. The nations will obey that king.

Genesis 49:18

“Lord, I look to you to save me.

Genesis 49:28

All these are the 12 tribes of Israel. That’s what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each one the blessing that was just right for him.

Genesis 49:33

When Jacob had finished telling his sons what to do, he pulled his feet up into his bed. Then he took his last breath and died. He joined the members of his family who had already died.

Genesis 50:24

Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m about to die. But God will surely come to help you. He’ll take you up out of this land. He’ll bring you to the land he promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

Job 19:25

I know that my redeemer lives. In the end he will stand on the earth.

Psalm 119:19

I’m a stranger on earth. Don’t hide your commands from me.

Psalm 39:12

“Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my weeping. I’m like an outsider in your home. I’m just a stranger, like all my family who lived before me.

Exodus 2:22

Zipporah had a son by him. Moses named him Gershom. That’s because Moses said, “I’m an outsider in a strange land.”

Leviticus 25:23

“ ‘The land must not be sold without a way of getting it back. That is because it belongs to me. You are only outsiders and strangers in my land.

Numbers 10:30

Hobab answered, “No. I can’t go. I’m going back to my own land. I’m returning to my own people.”

Numbers 24:17

“I see him, but I don’t see him now. I view him, but he isn’t near. A star will come from among the people of Jacob. A king will rise up out of Israel. He’ll crush the foreheads of the people of Moab. He’ll crush the heads of all the people of Sheth.

Matthew 13:17

What I’m about to tell you is true. Many prophets and godly people wanted to see what you see. But they didn’t see it. They wanted to hear what you hear. But they didn’t hear it.

John 12:41

Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was filled with joy at the thought of seeing my day. He saw it and was glad.”

Romans 4:21

He was absolutely sure that God had the power to do what he had promised.

Romans 8:24

That’s the hope we had when we were saved. But hope that can be seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we don’t spend all our time looking at what we can see. Instead, we look at what we can’t see. That’s because what can be seen lasts only a short time. But what can’t be seen will last forever.

2 Corinthians 5:6

So here is what we can always be certain about. As long as we are at home in our bodies, we are away from the Lord.

Ephesians 2:19

So you are no longer outsiders and strangers. You are citizens together with God’s people. You are also members of God’s family.

Hebrews 11:14

People who say things like that show that they are looking for a country of their own.

Hebrews 11:17

Abraham had faith. So when God tested him, Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham had held on tightly to the promises. But he was about to offer his one and only son.

Hebrews 11:27

Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. It wasn’t because he was afraid of the king’s anger. He didn’t let anything stop him. That’s because he saw the God who can’t be seen.

Hebrews 11:39

All these people were praised because they had faith. But none of them received what God had promised.

1 Peter 1:1

I, Peter, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am sending this letter to you, God’s chosen people. You are people who have had to wander in the world. You are scattered all over the areas of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia.

1 Peter 1:17

You call on a Father who judges each person’s work without favoring one over another. So live as outsiders during your time here. Live with the highest respect for God.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.

1 John 3:19

Here’s how we know that we hold to the truth. And here’s how we put our hearts at rest, knowing that God is watching.