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13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised,[a] but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners[b] on the earth. 14 For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:13 tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.
  2. Hebrews 11:13 tn Or “sojourners.”