Hebrews 11:1-3,
8-16
1
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not
seen.
2
For by it the men of old received divine approval.
3
By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that
what is seen was made out of things which do not appear..
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called
to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went
out, not knowing where he was to go.
9
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in
tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
10
For he looked forward to the city which has foundations, whose builder and
maker is God.
11
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the
age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
12
Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many
as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
13
These all died in faith, not having received what was promised, but having seen
it and greeted it from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers
and exiles on the earth.
14
For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
15
If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would
have had opportunity to return.
16
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore
God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
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