Hebrews 11:14
For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
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- 2 Cor 4:18-5:7 : 18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. 1 Living by Faith, Not by Sight For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked. 4 For we groan while we are in this tent, since we are weighed down, because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. 6 Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth we are absent from the Lord– 7 for we live by faith, not by sight.
- Phil 1:23 : 23 I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
- Heb 11:16 : 16 But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
- Heb 13:14 : 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
- Rom 8:23-25 : 23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
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- Heb 11:15-162 verses82%
15 In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
16 But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, 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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13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.
- Heb 13:13-142 verses79%
13 We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.
14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
- Heb 11:8-103 verses72%
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.
9 By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.
10 For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
- Heb 11:37-404 verses70%
37 They were stoned, sawed apart, murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill-treated
38 (the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.
39 And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
40 For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.
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20 But our citizenship is in heaven– and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
- Heb 11:2-32 verses67%
2 For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.
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11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
- 1 Chr 16:19-202 verses67%
19 When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
20 they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.
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15 For we are resident foreigners and temporary settlers in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.
- Heb 4:5-62 verses66%
5 but to repeat the text cited earlier:“They will never enter my rest!”
6 Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.
- 2 Cor 5:1-22 verses66%
1 Living by Faith, Not by Sight For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,
- Heb 11:26-272 verses66%
26 He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on the reward.
27 By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.
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4 They wandered through the wilderness, in a wasteland; they found no road to a city in which to live.
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16 They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.
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7 For they have gone forth on behalf of“The Name,” accepting nothing from the pagans.
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15 And the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us, for after saying,
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4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as resident foreigners.
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12 When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident foreigners within it,
13 they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.
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27 Now this phrase“once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, that is, of created things, so that what is unshaken may remain.
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7 They said to the whole community of the Israelites,“The land we passed through to investigate is an exceedingly good land.
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11 Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!
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34 quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight,
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11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,
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6 Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
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15 And this is even clearer if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,
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14 But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will come out with many possessions.
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15 ס(Samek) People cry to them,“Turn away! You are unclean! Turn away! Turn away! Don’t touch us!” So they have fled and wander about; but the nations say,“They may not stay here any longer.”
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4 Then they said,“Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens so that we may make a name for ourselves. Otherwise we will be scattered across the face of the entire earth.”
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18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
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11 They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory.
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17 For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.
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17 In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,
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34 For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.
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14 Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
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18 God had told him,“Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”
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14 Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.