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8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
9By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who also inherited the same promise, 10because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11By faith Sarah, even though she was old and barren, received the strength to conceive, because she was convinced that the one who had made the promise was faithful. 12Abraham[a] was as good as dead, yet from this one man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
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- Hebrews 11:12 Lit. He
8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,(A) obeyed and went,(B) even though he did not know where he was going. 9By faith he made his home in the promised land(C) like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents,(D) as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.(E) 10For he was looking forward to the city(F) with foundations,(G) whose architect and builder is God.(H) 11And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age,(I) was enabled to bear children(J) because she[a] considered him faithful(K) who had made the promise. 12And so from this one man, and he as good as dead,(L) came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.(M)
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- Hebrews 11:11 Or By faith Abraham, even though he was too old to have children—and Sarah herself was not able to conceive—was enabled to become a father because he
Cross references
- Hebrews 11:8 : Ge 12:7
- Hebrews 11:8 : Ge 12:1-4; Ac 7:2-4
- Hebrews 11:9 : Ac 7:5
- Hebrews 11:9 : Ge 12:8; 18:1, 9
- Hebrews 11:9 : Heb 6:17
- Hebrews 11:10 : Heb 12:22; 13:14
- Hebrews 11:10 : Rev 21:2, 14
- Hebrews 11:10 : ver 16
- Hebrews 11:11 : Ge 17:17-19; 18:11-14
- Hebrews 11:11 : Ge 21:2
- Hebrews 11:11 : S 1Co 1:9
- Hebrews 11:12 : Ro 4:19
- Hebrews 11:12 : Ge 22:17
8By faith (A)Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place (B)that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9By faith he went to live in (C)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, (D)living in tents (E)with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to (F)the city that has (G)foundations, (H)whose designer and builder is God. 11By faith (I)Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered (J)him faithful who had promised. 12Therefore from one man, and (K)him as good as dead, were born descendants (L)as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
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Cross references
- Hebrews 11:8 : Gen. 12:1-4; Acts 7:2-4
- Hebrews 11:8 : Gen. 12:7
- Hebrews 11:9 : Acts 7:5
- Hebrews 11:9 : Gen. 12:8; 13:3, 18; 18:1, 9
- Hebrews 11:9 : Gen. 35:27
- Hebrews 11:10 : ch. 12:22; [ch. 13:14]
- Hebrews 11:10 : Ps. 87:1; Rev. 21:14
- Hebrews 11:10 : Rev. 21:2, 10
- Hebrews 11:11 : Gen. 17:19; 18:11-14; 21:2
- Hebrews 11:11 : ch. 10:23
- Hebrews 11:12 : Rom. 4:19
- Hebrews 11:12 : Gen. 22:17; 32:12; See Gen. 15:5
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