Hebrews 11:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ But they now desire a better place #– #a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But the truth is that they were yearning for and aspiring to a better and more desirable country, that is, a heavenly [one]. For that reason God is not ashamed to be called their God [even to be surnamed their God–the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob], for He has prepared a city for them. [Exod. 3:6, 15; 4:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ But at this point in time, they are longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God isn’t ashamed to be called their God—he has prepared a city for them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But now they hunger for a better place, that is, Heaven. For this reason, God is not ashamed to be called their God. For he has prepared a city for them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ But now they desire a better, that is to say, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

Hebrews 11:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 26:24

and the Lord appeared to him that night and said, ‘I am the God of your father Abraham.  Do not be afraid, for I am with you.  I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of my servant Abraham.’

Genesis 28:13

The Lord was standing there beside him,  saying, ‘I am the Lord,  the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.

Exodus 3:15

God also said to Moses, ‘Say this to the Israelites: The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name for ever;  this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

Exodus 3:6

Then he continued, ‘I am the God of your father,  the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’  Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

Exodus 4:5

‘This will take place,’ he continued, ‘so that they will believe that the Lord, the God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.’

Jeremiah 31:1

‘At that time’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘I will be the God of all the families of Israel,  and they will be my people.’

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom   prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Mark 12:26

And as for the dead being raised #– #haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to him: I   am the God of Abraham   and the God of Isaac   and the God of Jacob?

Mark 8:38

For whoever is ashamed   of me and my words   in this adulterous and sinful   generation,   the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory   of his Father   with the holy   angels.’

Luke 12:32

Don’t be afraid,   little flock,   because your Father delights   to give you the kingdom.

Luke 20:37

Moses even indicated in the passage about the burning bush that the dead are raised, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.   ,

John 14:2

In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going   to prepare a place for you?

Acts 7:32

I am the God of your ancestors #– #the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.   , Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look.

Philippians 3:20

Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom.  To him be the glory for ever and ever! Amen.

Hebrews 10:34

For you sympathised with the prisoners  and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, because you know that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.  ,

Hebrews 11:10

For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Hebrews 11:14

Now those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

Hebrews 11:40

since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

Hebrews 12:22

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels, a festive gathering,

Hebrews 13:14

For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come.

Hebrews 2:11

For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father.  That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,

Revelation 21:2

I also saw the holy city,  the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,  prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.