Hebrews 11:14

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Hebrews 11:14

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

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KJV

King James Version

For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

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WEB

World English Bible

For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For those saying such things make manifest that they are seeking out a homeland.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Hebrews 11

¹² And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

¹³ All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

¹⁴ Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

¹⁵ If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

¹⁶ Instead, they were longing for a better country, 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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