rsv Hebrews:11:9-16 SEEK
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By faith he sojourned in the land of promise ,
as in a foreign land ,
living in tents with Isaac and Jacob ,
heirs with him of the same promise .
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For he looked forward to the city which has foundations ,
whose builder and maker is God .
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By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive ,
even when she was past the age ,
since she considered him faithful who had promised .
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Therefore from one man ,
and him as good as dead ,
were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore .
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These all died in faith ,
not having received what was promised ,
but having seen it and greeted it from afar ,
and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth .
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For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland .
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If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out ,
they would have had opportunity to return .
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But as it is ,
they desire a better country ,
that is ,
a heavenly one .
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God ,
for he has prepared for them a city .