Hebrews 11:10

Geneva Bible (1560)

For he looked for a citie hauing a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.

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  • Heb 13:14 : 14 For here haue we no continuing citie: but we seeke one to come.
  • Heb 12:22 : 22 But ye are come vnto the mount Sion, and to the citie of the liuing God, the celestiall Hierusalem, and to ye company of innumerable Angels,
  • Rev 21:2 : 2 And I Iohn sawe the holie citie newe Hierusalem come downe from God out of heauen, prepared as a bride trimmed for her husband.
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we knowe that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be destroyed, we haue a building giuen of God, that is, an house not made with handes, but eternall in the heauens.
  • Phil 3:20 : 20 But our conuersation is in heauen, from whence also we looke for the Sauiour, euen the Lord Iesus Christ,
  • Heb 3:4 : 4 For euery house is builded of some man, and he that hath built all things, is God.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 What shall then one answere the messengers of the Gentiles? That the Lorde hath stablished Zion, and the poore of his people shall trust in it.
  • John 14:2 : 2 In my Fathers house are many dwelling places: if it were not so, I would haue tolde you: I go to prepare a place for you.
  • Rev 21:10-27 : 10 And he caried me away in the spirit to a great: and an hie mountaine, and he shewed me that great citie, that holie Hierusalem, descending out of heauen from God, 11 Hauing the glorie of God: and her shining was like vnto a stone most precious, as a Iasper stone cleare as crystall, 12 And had a great wall and hie, and had twelue gates, and at the gates twelue Angels, & the names written, which are the twelue tribes of the children of Israel. 13 On the East part there were three gates, and on the Northside three gates, on the Southside three gates, and on the Westside three gates. 14 And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the Names of the Lambes twelue Apostles. 15 And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede, to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the citie laie foure square, and the length is as large as the bredth of it, and he measured the citie with the reede, twelue thousande furlongs: and the length, and the bredth, & the height of it are equall. 17 And hee measured the wall thereof, an hundreth fourtie and foure cubites, by the measure of man, that is, of the Angell. 18 And ye building of the wal of it was of Iasper: and the citie was pure golde, like vnto cleare glasse. 19 And the foundations of the wal of ye city were garnished with all maner of precious stones: the first foundation was Iasper: the second of Saphire: the third of a Chalcedonie: the fourth of an Emeraude: 20 The fift of a Sardonix: the sixt of a Sardius: the seueth of a Chrysolite: the eight of a Beryl: the ninth of a Topaze: the tenth of a Chrysoprasus: the eleuenth of a Iacynth: the twelfth an Amethyst. 21 And the twelue gates were twelue pearles, and euery gate is of one pearle, and the streete of the citie is pure golde, as shining glasse. 22 And I sawe no Temple therein: for the Lorde God almightie and the Lambe are the Temple of it. 23 And this citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to shine in it: for the glorie of God did light it: and the Lambe is the light of it. 24 And the people which are saued, shal walke in the light of it: and the Kings of the earth shall bring their glorie and honour vnto it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut by day: for there shalbe no night there. 26 And the glorie, and honour of the Gentiles shall be brought vnto it. 27 And there shall enter into it none vncleane thing, neither whatsoeuer woorketh abomination or lies: but they which are written in ye Lambes booke of life.
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 Wherefore seeing we receiue a kingdome, which cannot be shaken, let vs haue grace whereby we may so serue God, that we may please him with reuerence and feare.

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  • Heb 11:1-9
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    1Nowe faith is the ground of things, which are hoped for, and the euidence of things which are not seene.

    2For by it our elders were wel reported of.

    3Through faith we vnderstand that the world was ordeined by the worde of God, so that the things which we see, are not made of things which did appeare.

    4By faith Abel offered vnto God a greater sacrifice then Cain, by the which he obtained witnes that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by the which faith also he being dead, yet speaketh.

    5By faith was Enoch translated, that he should not see death: neither was he found: for God had translated him: for before he was translated, he was reported of, that he had pleased God.

    6But without faith it is vnpossible to please him: for he that commeth to God, must beleeue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.

    7By faith Noe being warned of God of the things which were as yet not seene, mooued with reuerence, prepared the Arke to the sauing of his housholde, through the which Arke hee condemned the world, and was made heire of the righteousnes, which is by faith.

    8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed God, to goe out into a place, which hee should afterward receiue for inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

    9By faith he abode in the land of promes, as in a strange countrey, as one that dwelt in tents with Isaac and Iacob heires with him of the same promes.

  • Heb 11:13-19
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    13All these died in faith, and receiued not the promises, but sawe them a farre off, and beleeued them, and receiued them thankefully, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

    14For they that say such things, declare plainely, that they seeke a countrey.

    15And if they had bene mindfull of that countrey, from whence they came out, they had leasure to haue returned.

    16But nowe they desire a better, that is an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a citie.

    17By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.

    18(To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)

    19For he considered that God was able to raise him vp euen from the dead: from whence he receiued him also after a sort.

  • Heb 11:11
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    11Through faith Sara also receiued strength to conceiue seede, and was deliuered of a childe when she was past age, because she iudged him faithfull which had promised.

  • Heb 13:14
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    14For here haue we no continuing citie: but we seeke one to come.

  • Heb 11:25-28
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    25And chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinnes for a season,

    26Esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt: for he had respect vnto the recompence of the reward.

    27By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.

    28Through faith he ordeined the Passeouer and the effusion of blood, least he that destroyed the first borne, should touche them.

  • Heb 11:38-40
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    38Whom the world was not worthie of: they wandered in wildernesses and mountaines, and dennes, and caues of the earth.

    39And these all through faith obteined good report, and receiued not the promes,

    40God prouiding a better thing for vs, that they without vs should not be made perfite.

  • Heb 3:2-4
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    2Who was faithfull to him that hath appointed him, euen as Moses was in al his house.

    3For this man is counted worthy of more glory then Moses, inasmuch as he which hath builded the house, hath more honour then the house.

    4For euery house is builded of some man, and he that hath built all things, is God.

  • Rom 4:17-21
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    17(As it is written, I haue made thee a father of many nations) euen before God whom he beleeued, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those thinges which be not, as though they were.

    18Which Abraham aboue hope, beleeued vnder hope, that he should be the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken to him, So shall thy seede be.

    19And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe.

    20Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through vnbeliefe, but was strengthened in the faith, and gaue glorie to God,

    21Being fully assured that he which had promised, was also able to doe it.

  • Heb 6:15
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    15And so after that he had taried patiently, he enioyed the promes.

  • Heb 10:23
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    23And washed in our bodies with pure water, let vs keepe the profession of our hope, without wauering, (for he is faithfull that promised)

  • Heb 6:13
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    13For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,

  • Heb 7:10
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    10For hee was yet in the loynes of his father Abraham, when Melchi-sedec met him.

  • Heb 10:36-37
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    36For ye haue neede of patience, that after ye haue done the will of God, ye might receiue the promes.

    37For yet a very litle while, and hee that shall come, will come, and will not tary.

  • Gen 15:6
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    6And Abram beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

  • Heb 12:2
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    2Looking vnto Iesus the authour and finisher of our faith, who for the ioy that was set before him, endured the crosse, and despised the shame, and is set at the right hand of the throne of God.

  • 2 Cor 5:1
    67%

    1For we knowe that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be destroyed, we haue a building giuen of God, that is, an house not made with handes, but eternall in the heauens.

  • Heb 6:17-19
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    17So God, willing more aboundantly to shew vnto the heires of promes the stablenes of his counsell, bound himselfe by an othe,

    18That by two immutable things, wherein it is vnpossible that God should lye, we might haue strong consolation, which haue our refuge to lay holde vpon that hope that is set before vs,

    19Which hope we haue, as an ancre of the soule, both sure and stedfast, and it entreth into that which is within the vaile,

  • Heb 11:30
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    30By faith the walles of Iericho fell downe after they were copassed about seue dayes.

  • Ps 105:9
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    9Euen that which he made with Abraham, and his othe vnto Izhak:

  • Gen 11:4
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    4Also they said, Goe to, let vs builde vs a citie and a towre, whose top may reache vnto the heauen, that we may get vs a name, lest we be scattered vpon the whole earth.

  • Acts 7:46
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    46Who found fauour before God, and desired that hee might finde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob.

  • Heb 7:6
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    6But he whose kindred is not couted among them, receiued tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.