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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hebrews/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For he was awaiting the city having foundations, of which <i>the</i> architect and builder <i>is</i> God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker <i>is</i> God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker <i>is</i> God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For he was [waiting expectantly and confidently] looking forward to the city which has foundations, [an eternal, heavenly city] whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abraham did this, because he was waiting for the eternal city God had planned and built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Abraham was waiting for the city that God had designed and built, the city with permanent foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For Abraham was waiting for the city which God has designed and built, the city with permanent foundations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for he continually looked forward to the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose craftsman and constructor [is] God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For he was awaiting the city having foundations, of which <i>the</i> architect and builder <i>is</i> God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he awaited a city having foundations, whose artificer and maker is God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he looked for a city that hath foundations; whose builder and maker is God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he was awaiting a city having firm foundations, whose designer and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For he was looking for The City which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />for he looked for a city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for he anticipated a city having foundations, whose builder and maker is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For he expected a city having foundations, of which God is the planner and architect.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for he had in view the city, whose foundations are sure, the architect and founder being God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for he continually looked forward to the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />for he was waiting for the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose maker and founder <i>is</i> God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/11-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2174" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">The Faith of Abraham and Sarah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1551.htm" title="1551: exedecheto (V-IIM/P-3S) -- To wait for, expect. From ek and dechomai; to accept from some source, i.e. to await.">he was looking forward to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echousan (V-PPA-AFS) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2310.htm" title="2310: themelious (N-AMP) -- From a derivative of tithemi; something put down, i.e. A substruction.">foundations,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēs (RelPro-GFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whose</a> <a href="/greek/5079.htm" title="5079: technitēs (N-NMS) -- A craftsman, artisan, architect, builder. From techne; an artisan; figuratively, a founder.">architect</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1217.htm" title="1217: dēmiourgos (N-NMS) -- An artisan, builder, maker; one who labors for the public. From demos and ergon; a worker for the people, i.e. Mechanic.">builder is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-14</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-27</a></span><br />But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a></span><br />But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a></span><br />But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a></span><br />But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a></span><br />The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a></span><br />Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5</a></span><br />the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a></span><br />and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11-12</a></span><br />“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires. / I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19-20</a></span><br />No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. / Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.</p><p class="hdg">he looked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22,28</a></b></br> But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Hebrews 13:14</a></b></br> For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2</a></b></br> In my Father's house are many mansions: if <i>it were</i> not <i>so</i>, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.</p><p class="hdg">whose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/3-4.htm">Hebrews 3:4</a></b></br> For every house is builded by some <i>man</i>; but he that built all things <i>is</i> God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Isaiah 14:32</a></b></br> What shall <i>one</i> then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a></b></br> For we know that if our earthly house of <i>this</i> tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Artificer</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-4.htm">Builder</a> <a href="/titus/1-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-32.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-33.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-25.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-15.htm">Waited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Artificer</a> <a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Builder</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-16.htm">City</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/revelation/21-14.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-19.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">Waited</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">What faith is.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Without faith we cannot please God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">The examples of faithfulness in the fathers of old time.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For he was looking forward</b><br>This phrase highlights the forward-looking faith of Abraham, a key figure in the biblical narrative. Abraham's journey was not just physical but spiritual, as he anticipated God's promises. His faith is a model of trust in God's future fulfillment, as seen in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>, where God calls him to leave his homeland for a promised land. This forward-looking aspect is central to the life of faith, emphasizing hope and trust in God's promises.<p><b>to the city with foundations</b><br>The "city with foundations" contrasts with the temporary, nomadic lifestyle Abraham led. This city represents stability, permanence, and divine establishment, unlike the tents Abraham dwelled in. In biblical terms, foundations signify strength and endurance, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a>, where God lays a tested stone as a foundation. This city is not earthly Jerusalem but a heavenly one, as later described in <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a>, symbolizing the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises.<p><b>whose architect and builder is God</b><br>This phrase underscores the divine origin and construction of the city. Unlike human cities, which are subject to decay and destruction, this city is crafted by God Himself, ensuring its perfection and eternal nature. The imagery of God as an architect and builder is seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/127.htm">Psalm 127:1</a>, which emphasizes the futility of human efforts without God's involvement. This city is a type of the New Jerusalem, a place of eternal communion with God, reflecting the ultimate hope for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>A patriarch of the faith, Abraham is a central figure in <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>. He exemplifies faith by obeying God's call to leave his homeland and live as a foreigner in the land of promise.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_with_foundations.htm">The City with Foundations</a></b><br>This refers to the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem, which is characterized by its divine origin and eternal stability, contrasting with earthly cities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_architect_and_builder.htm">God as Architect and Builder</a></b><br>This highlights God's sovereignty and creative power in establishing an eternal dwelling place for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a></b><br>Abraham's faith was characterized by his focus on the eternal rather than the temporal. Believers are called to trust in God's promises, even when they are not immediately visible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_perspective.htm">Heavenly Perspective</a></b><br>Just as Abraham looked forward to a city built by God, Christians are encouraged to maintain a heavenly perspective, prioritizing eternal values over earthly ones.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_creativity.htm">God's Sovereignty and Creativity</a></b><br>Recognizing God as the architect and builder of the heavenly city reminds believers of His ultimate control and the perfect nature of His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pilgrimage_mindset.htm">Pilgrimage Mindset</a></b><br>Like Abraham, Christians are sojourners on earth, called to live with the understanding that their true home is with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_assurance.htm">Hope and Assurance</a></b><br>The promise of a city with foundations provides hope and assurance, encouraging believers to persevere in faith despite life's uncertainties.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_will_we_do_in_heaven.htm">What activities will we engage in Heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_marrying_addicts.htm">What is the significance of the Hall of Faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_'city_to_come'_symbolic_or_real.htm">(Hebrews 13:14) Is there any historical or archaeological support for the “city to come,” or is it purely symbolic faith language without real-world evidence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_new_jerusalem.htm">What is New Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">A city which hath foundations.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">the city which hath the foundations.</span> The general thought is that which we find expressed in <a href="/context/hebrews/11-14.htm" title="For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.">Hebrews 11:14-16</a>. There, the strangers and pilgrims are seeking for a <span class= "ital">country</span> of their own; here, the dweller in tents is waiting for the <span class= "ital">city</span> that hath the foundations. All these verses clearly teach that the promise as apprehended by the patriarchs was not bounded by the gift of Canaan. Of what nature their expectations of the future life may have been we cannot tell; but this they knew, that their fellowship with God and their interest in His promises would not cease with this transient life. What they saw of earthly blessing was but the earnest of some greater gift still future, and yet present through the power of their faith. The shifting tent might be Abraham's home now, but he waited for that city which should never know change--of which alone it could be said that it hath "the foundations," and whose Architect and Maker is God. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm" title="His foundation is in the holy mountains.">Psalm 87:1</a>; Revelation 21)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/11-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he was looking forward to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξεδέχετο</span> <span class="translit">(exedecheto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1551.htm">Strong's 1551: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wait for, expect. From ek and dechomai; to accept from some source, i.e. to await.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="grk">πόλιν</span> <span class="translit">(polin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> </span><span class="str2">A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχουσαν</span> <span class="translit">(echousan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foundations,</span><br /><span class="grk">θεμελίους</span> <span class="translit">(themelious)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2310.htm">Strong's 2310: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of tithemi; something put down, i.e. A substruction.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose</span><br /><span class="grk">ἧς</span> <span class="translit">(hēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">architect</span><br /><span class="grk">τεχνίτης</span> <span class="translit">(technitēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> </span><span class="str2">A craftsman, artisan, architect, builder. From techne; an artisan; figuratively, a founder.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">builder [is]</span><br /><span class="grk">δημιουργὸς</span> <span class="translit">(dēmiourgos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1217.htm">Strong's 1217: </a> </span><span class="str2">An artisan, builder, maker; one who labors for the public. From demos and ergon; a worker for the people, i.e. Mechanic.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεός</span> <span class="translit">(Theos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 11:10 For he looked for the city which (Heb. 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