These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen† them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Hebrews 11:13 in context
Hebrews 11:10–16
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For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
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By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
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Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
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These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen† them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
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For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
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If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
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But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
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- TR adds “and being convinced of”
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