Hebrews 11:8-19

Legacy Standard Bible

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 went out, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he sojourned in ^(C)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, ^(D)dwelling 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 ^[b]received ^[c]ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she regarded Him ^(J)faithful who had promised. ¹² Therefore there were born even of one man, and ^(K)him as good as dead ^[d]at that, as many ^(L)as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

^13 (M)All these died in faith, ^(N)without receiving the promises, but ^(O)having seen them and having 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 remembering that country from which they went out, ^(Q)they would have had opportunity to return. ¹⁶ But now, they aspire to 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 prepared a city for them.

¹⁷ By faith ^(V)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had ^(W)received the promises was offering up his only son, ¹⁸ to whom it was said, “^(X)In Isaac your seed shall be called.” ^19 [f]He considered that ^(Y)God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which, ^[g](Z)figuratively speaking, he also received him back.