⁸ By faith ^(A)Abraham, when he was called, obeyed ^[a]by going out to a place which he was to ^(B)receive for an inheritance; and he left, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he lived as a stranger in ^(C)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, ^(D)living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, ^(E)fellow heirs of the same promise; ¹⁰ for he was looking for ^(F)the city which has ^(G)foundations, ^(H)whose architect and builder is God. ¹¹ By faith even ^(I)Sarah herself received ^[b]ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him ^(J)faithful who had promised. ¹² Therefore even from one man, and ^(K)one who was as good as dead ^[c]at that, there were born descendants who were ^(L)just as the stars of heaven in number, and as the innumerable grains of sand along the seashore.

^13 (M)All these died in faith, ^(N)without receiving the promises, but ^(O)having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and ^(P)having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. ¹⁴ For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. ¹⁵ And indeed if they had been ^[d]thinking of that country which they left, ^(Q)they would have had opportunity to return. ¹⁶ But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a ^(R)heavenly one. Therefore ^(S)God is not ^[e]ashamed to be ^(T)called their God; for ^(U)He has prepared a city for them.