Hebrews 11:14

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

Those who speak thus show plainly that they are seeking their fatherland.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 4:18

We, all the while, gazing not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable.

Philippians 1:23

My own desire is to depart and be with Christ, for this would be far better.

Hebrews 11:13

All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only aliens and strangers on the earth.

Hebrews 11:15

If they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they could have found opportunities to return.

Hebrews 11:16

But no, they were longing for a better, a heavenly, land! And therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God; indeed he had already prepared them a city.

Hebrews 13:14

for here we have no permanent city, but are looking for the City that is to be.