15 And indeed if they had been [a]thinking of that country which they left, (A)they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a (B)heavenly one. Therefore (C)God is not [b]ashamed to be (D)called their God; for (E)He has prepared a city for them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:15 Or remembering
  2. Hebrews 11:16 Lit ashamed of them, to be

15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.(A) 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.(B) Therefore God is not ashamed(C) to be called their God,(D) for he has prepared a city(E) for them.

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