 | John Dennant - 1826 - 350 sidor
..." an heavenly." It could not relate to their paternal country, Chaldea, for we are told, " if th§y had been mindful of that country from whence they...heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he hath provided for them a city." Our Lord himself, to whose testimony no reasonable... | |
 | Henry Moore - 1826 - 332 sidor
...therefore, seems, in some respects, similar to that which is recorded of the patriarchs, Heb. xi, 15 — And truly if they had been mindful of that country...returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly ; wherefore GOD is not ashamed to be called their GOD ; for he hath prepared for them a... | |
 | Temple Chevallier - 1826 - 460 sidor
...that they seek a country,"8 the land of their fathers. But they spake not of any earthly land; for " truly if they had been mindful of that country from...they might have had opportunity to have returned:" b whereas the patriarch Abraham demanded an especial oath from Eliezer, 1 the eldest servant of his... | |
 | Temple Chevallier - 1826 - 460 sidor
...that they seek a country,"g the land of their fathers. But they spake not of any earthly land ; for " truly if they had been mindful of that country from...out, they might have had opportunity to have returned :"h whereas the patriarch Abraham demanded an especial oath from Eliezer,' the eldest servant of his... | |
 | Robert Morrison - 1826 - 596 sidor
...; and truly, if their minds referred, when they made such a declaration, to the country from which they came out, they might have had opportunity to...now they desire a " better country," — " that is a heavenly." If St. Paul understood the old Testament, it is manifest the Bishop was wrong. Since,... | |
 | Stephen Andrews - 2004 - 202 sidor
...Hebrews\ll:14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. Hebrew$\ll:15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country...they might have had opportunity to have returned, Hebrews\ll:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - 2004 - 638 sidor
...pilgrims on the earth. 14. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country...they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be... | |
 | Ray Hundley - 2004 - 302 sidor
...pilgrims on the earth. Verse 14 states they were seeking another country (heaven). The next verse states, "And truly if they had been mindful of that country...they might have had opportunity to have returned" (Heb. 11:15). Their continual focus on their heavenly inheritance kept them pursuing the ways of God.... | |
 | Ken Zieverink - 2004 - 174 sidor
...pray, we don't believe it works. 39) Fix your spiritual gaze on this scripture every day: "But now (I) desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called (my) God: for he hath prepared for (me) a city" (Hebrews 11:16). 40) An old sports saying applies to... | |
 | Buddy Hanson - 2004 - 378 sidor
...confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from where they came, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country,... | |
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And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath... 
