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They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. <a href="/esv/hebrews/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having embraced them, and having confessed that they are strangers and sojourners on the earth. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/11.htm">King James Bible</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/11.htm">New King James Version</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/amp/hebrews/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God’s] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/csb/hebrews/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth. <a href="/asv/hebrews/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. <a href="/cev/hebrews/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Every one of those people died. But they still had faith, even though they had not received what they had been promised. They were glad just to see these things from far away, and they agreed that they were only strangers and foreigners on this earth. <a href="/erv/hebrews/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All these people died having faith. They didn't receive the things that God had promised them, but they saw these things coming in the distant future and rejoiced. They acknowledged that they were living as strangers with no permanent home on earth. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> It was in faith that all these persons died. They did not receive the things God had promised, but from a long way off they saw them and welcomed them, and admitted openly that they were foreigners and refugees on earth. <a href="/isv/hebrews/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth. <a href="/msb/hebrews/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. <a href="/net/hebrews/11.htm">NET Bible</a> These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. <a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> All these died in the possession of faith. They had not received the promised blessings, but had seen them from a distance and had greeted them, and had acknowledged themselves to be foreigners and strangers here on earth; <a href="/web/hebrews/11.htm">World English Bible</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> All these died in faith, having not received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having been persuaded, and having greeted [them], and having confessed that they are strangers and sojourners on the earth, <a href="/blb/hebrews/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having embraced them, and having confessed that they are strangers and sojourners on the earth. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth, <a href="/slt/hebrews/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> According to faith died all these, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and been persuaded, and having embraced, and assented that they are strangers and newly arrived from a foreign country upon earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> All these died according to faith, not having received the promises, but beholding them afar off, and saluting them, and confessing that they are pilgrims and strangers on the earth. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All of these passed away, adhering to faith, not having received the promises, yet beholding them from afar and saluting them, and confessing themselves to be sojourners and guests upon the earth. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/11.htm">New American Bible</a> All these died in faith. They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar and acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth, <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> These all died in faith not having received the promised land, but they saw it from afar off, and rejoiced in it; and they acknowledged that they were strangers and pilgrims on earth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> These died in faith, all of them, and they did not receive their promise, but they saw it from a distance and rejoiced in it and confessed that they were foreigners and nomads in The Earth.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and having embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners in the land. <a href="/godbey/hebrews/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> These all died in the faith, not having received the promises, but seeing them afar off, and embracing them, and confessing that they are strangers and pilgrims on the earth. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but beholding them at a great distance, though believing and embracing them, and confessing that they were strangers and sojourners in the land. <a href="/mace/hebrews/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> These all died in faith, without receiving what was promised, having only a distant view of what they eagerly expected, professing to live as strangers and pilgrims in the land. <a href="/wey/hebrews/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> All these died in the possession of faith. They had not received the promised blessings, but had seen them from a distance and had greeted them, and had acknowledged themselves to be foreigners and strangers here on earth; <a href="/worrell/hebrews/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> These all died according to faith, not having obtained the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having greeted them, and having confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but seen them from afar, and been persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/11-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2206" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">The Faith of Abraham and Sarah</a> …12And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 13<a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">All</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtoi (DPro-NMP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these people</a> <a href="/greek/599.htm" title="599: apethanon (V-AIA-3P) -- To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.">died</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: Kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">in</a> <a href="/greek/4102.htm" title="4102: pistin (N-AFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">faith,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">without</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lambanō (V-APM-NMP) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">having received</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the things</a> <a href="/greek/1860.htm" title="1860: epangelias (N-AFP) -- A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.">they were promised.</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">However,</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idontes (V-APA-NMP) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">they saw them</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/782.htm" title="782: aspasamenoi (V-APM-NMP) -- To greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome. To enfold in the arms, i.e. to salute, to welcome.">welcomed</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autas (PPro-AF3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/4207.htm" title="4207: porrōthen (Adv) -- From afar, far off, from a distance. From porrho with adverbial enclitic of source; from far, or at a distance, i.e. Distantly.">from afar.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3670.htm" title="3670: homologēsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.">they acknowledged</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">they were</a> <a href="/greek/3581.htm" title="3581: xenoi (Adj-NMP) -- Apparently a primary word; foreign; by implication, a guest or entertainer.">strangers</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3927.htm" title="3927: parepidēmoi (Adj-NMP) -- From para and the base of epidemeo; an alien alongside, i.e. A resident foreigner.">exiles</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- 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/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth.</a> 14Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a> Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a> But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a> “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.” <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a> For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers. <a href="/john/8-56.htm">John 8:56</a> Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.” <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24-25</a> For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-6.htm">2 Corinthians 5:6-7</a> Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. / For we walk by faith, not by sight. <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Genesis 47:9</a> “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.” <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child. <a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a> But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. <a href="/matthew/13-17.htm">Matthew 13:17</a> For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. <a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Romans 4:18-21</a> Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” / Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. / Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, ... <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a> And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Exodus 2:22</a> And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.all died.<a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8</a> Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.<a href="/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2-4</a> And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: … <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a> And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.in faith.<a href="/hebrews/11-39.htm">Hebrews 11:39</a> And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:but.<a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Hebrews 11:27</a> By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.<a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.<a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a> I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.and were.<a href="/romans/4-21.htm">Romans 4:21</a> And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.<a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24</a> For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?<a href="/1_john/3-19.htm">1 John 3:19</a> And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.confessed.<a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a> I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.<a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Genesis 47:9</a> And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.<a href="/1_chronicles/29-14.htm">1 Chronicles 29:14,15</a> But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/1-14.htm">Acknowledged</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-11.htm">Admitted</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-17.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">Confessed</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-6.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Died</a> <a href="/acts/15-3.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-13.htm">Embraced</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-10.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/acts/25-13.htm">Greeted</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-9.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Pilgrims</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Received</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Receiving</a> <a href="/titus/1-8.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Wanderers</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Welcomed</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-5.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/2-21.htm">Acknowledged</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Admitted</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-9.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-20.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Confessed</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-14.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Died</a> <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-38.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Embraced</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Greeted</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-17.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Pilgrims</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-33.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Received</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Receiving</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Wanderers</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Welcomed</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-39.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 11</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">What faith is.</a> 6. <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Without faith we cannot please God.</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">The examples of faithfulness in the fathers of old time.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>All these people died in faith This phrase refers to the patriarchs and matriarchs mentioned earlier in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, such as Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and Sarah. Their faith was characterized by trust in God's promises, even when those promises were not fulfilled in their lifetimes. This highlights the enduring nature of true faith, which is not contingent on immediate results. The concept of dying in faith is echoed in the lives of many biblical figures who trusted in God's plan beyond their earthly existence, such as Joseph (<a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24-25</a>) and David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>).without having received the things they were promised The promises referred to include the land, descendants, and blessings given to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>). Although they did not see the complete fulfillment of these promises, they believed in God's faithfulness. This anticipates the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who is the seed of Abraham (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>) and through whom all nations are blessed. The promises also point to the eternal inheritance believers have in Christ (<a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a>).However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar This phrase suggests a spiritual perception and acceptance of God's promises, even when they were not physically realized. It reflects the idea of seeing with the eyes of faith, as Abraham did when he looked forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God (<a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">Hebrews 11:10</a>). This anticipates the heavenly Jerusalem and the eternal kingdom (<a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a>). The patriarchs' ability to "see" from afar demonstrates their understanding of God's redemptive plan, which transcends time and space.And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth This acknowledgment reflects a mindset of living as temporary residents in this world, with a focus on the eternal home promised by God. The language of "strangers and exiles" is reminiscent of Abraham's life as a sojourner in Canaan (<a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a>) and the Israelites' experience in Egypt and Babylon. It underscores the Christian's identity as a pilgrim on earth, with citizenship in heaven (<a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a>). This perspective encourages believers to live with a heavenly focus, as Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_patriarchs.htm">The Patriarchs</a> This verse refers to the patriarchs mentioned earlier in <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who lived by faith and trusted in God's promises despite not seeing them fulfilled in their lifetimes. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The patriarchs were promised a land by God, which they did not possess during their lifetimes. They lived as sojourners, reflecting their faith in God's future fulfillment of His promises. 3. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_witnesses.htm">Faithful Witnesses</a> The "people" mentioned are part of the "cloud of witnesses" who lived by faith, as described throughout <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, serving as examples for believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/l/living_by_faith.htm">Living by Faith</a> The patriarchs exemplified living by faith, trusting in God's promises even when they were not immediately visible. Believers today are called to live with the same faith, trusting in God's promises for the future. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Recognizing ourselves as "strangers and exiles" on earth encourages us to focus on our eternal home and not become too attached to worldly things. <a href="/topical/w/welcoming_god's_promises.htm">Welcoming God's Promises</a> Like the patriarchs, we are to "see and welcome" God's promises from afar, maintaining hope and assurance in what God has promised, even if fulfillment is not immediate. <a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_our_status.htm">Acknowledging Our Status</a> Understanding our identity as temporary residents on earth helps us prioritize spiritual growth and heavenly treasures over earthly gains. <a href="/topical/eeencouragement_from_the_faithful.htm">Encouragement from the Faithful</a> The examples of faith in <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a> serve as encouragement for us to persevere in our faith journey, knowing that others have walked this path before us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 11</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_identity_of_the_pilgrims.htm">What is the identity of the Pilgrims?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_the_name_israel.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on nationalism?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_still_perform_miracles_today.htm">Who serves the Lord with unwavering devotion and faith?</a> <a href="/q/why_love_fleeting_worldly_desires.htm">Why love the world and its fleeting desires?</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>(13) These all died in faith.--We must not change the order of the original. Seven verses up to this point have begun with the emphatic words "by faith." There is a change here, but not in the emphasis of this thought. We should not expect to read "By faith these died;" what is said is, "In accordance with faith all these died;" faith had been the support and guide of their life, and their death was in accordance with the same principle. That is, they (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah) did not die in possession of what had been promised (<a href="/hebrews/11-39.htm" title="And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:">Hebrews 11:39</a>), but saw at a distance the blessings of which God had spoken (<a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm" title="Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.">Hebrews 11:1</a>).And were persuaded of them.--These words do not belong to the true text; and the word "embraced" should be rendered "greeted," or "saluted." We read, therefore: "Not having received the promises, but having seen and greeted them from far" (<a href="/genesis/49-18.htm" title="I have waited for your salvation, O LORD.">Genesis 49:18</a>), "and having confessed that they were strangers and sojourners upon the earth" (<a href="/genesis/47-9.htm" title="And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.">Genesis 47:9</a>; <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm" title="I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burial plot with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.">Genesis 23:4</a>). (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm" title="For we are strangers before you, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.">1Chronicles 29:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm" title="Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.">Psalm 39:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-19.htm" title="I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me.">Psalm 119:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-54.htm" title="Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.">Psalm 119:54</a>; also <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm" title="Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,">1Peter 1:1</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm" title="Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;">1Peter 2:11</a>. The verses which follow are a comment on this. For the last words, "on the earth." see <a href="/hebrews/11-16.htm" title="But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: why God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city.">Hebrews 11:16</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - These all (i.e. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the nomadic patriarchs, not in-eluding the antediluvian heroes, to whom what is further said does not apply) died in faith (literally, according to faith, κατὰ πίστιν, as in ver. 7), not having received the promises, but having seen and greeted them from afar off (omitting the ill-supported καὶ πεισθέντες of the Textus Receptus), and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. The reference is to the confession of Abraham to the sons of Heth (<a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a>), "I am a stranger and a sojourner with yon," together with Jacob's words to Pharaoh (<a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Genesis 47:9</a>), "The days of the years of my pilgrimage," etc. The import of such confession, intimated in the preceding part of the verse, is now educed. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/11-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>All πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. these [people] οὗτοι (houtoi) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. died ἀπέθανον (apethanon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_599.htm">Strong's 599: </a> To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off. in Κατὰ (Kata) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). faith, πίστιν (pistin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. without μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. having received κομισάμενοι (komisamenoi) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. the things τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. they were promised. ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1860.htm">Strong's 1860: </a> A promise. From epaggello; an announcement. However, ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. they saw [them] ἰδόντες (idontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. welcomed ἀσπασάμενοι (aspasamenoi) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_782.htm">Strong's 782: </a> To greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome. To enfold in the arms, i.e. to salute, to welcome. them αὐτὰς (autas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. from afar. πόρρωθεν (porrōthen) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4207.htm">Strong's 4207: </a> From afar, far off, from a distance. From porrho with adverbial enclitic of source; from far, or at a distance, i.e. Distantly. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they acknowledged ὁμολογήσαντες (homologēsantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3670.htm">Strong's 3670: </a> From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. they were εἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. strangers ξένοι (xenoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> Apparently a primary word; foreign; by implication, a guest or entertainer. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. exiles παρεπίδημοί (parepidēmoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3927.htm">Strong's 3927: </a> From para and the base of epidemeo; an alien alongside, i.e. A resident foreigner. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth. γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith not having (Heb. 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