Hebrews 11:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

New Living Translation
Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.

English Standard Version
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

Berean Study Bible
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

New American Standard Bible
for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

NASB 1995
for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

NASB 1977
for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Contemporary English Version
Abraham did this, because he was waiting for the eternal city God had planned and built.

Good News Translation
For Abraham was waiting for the city which God has designed and built, the city with permanent foundations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham was waiting for the city that God had designed and built, the city with permanent foundations.

International Standard Version
because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

NET Bible
For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

New King James Version
for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

King James 2000 Bible
For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

New Heart English Bible
For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

World English Bible
For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

American King James Version
For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

American Standard Version
for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

A Faithful Version
For he was waiting for the city with the foundations of which God is the Architect and Builder.

Darby Bible Translation
for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is [the] artificer and constructor.

English Revised Version
for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For he looked for a citie hauing a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For he loked for a citie hauyng a foundation, whose buylder and maker is God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
for he loked for a cite which hath a foundacion, whose buylder and maker is God.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For he loked for a citie havinge a foundacio whose bylder and maker is God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose craftsman and constructor [is] God.

Berean Literal Bible
For he was awaiting the city having foundations, of which the architect and builder is God.

Young's Literal Translation
for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor is God.

Smith's Literal Translation
For he awaited a city having foundations, whose artificer and maker is God.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For he was expecting a city having foundations of which God is the crafter and builder.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he looked for a city that hath foundations; whose builder and maker is God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For he was awaiting a city having firm foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For he was looking for The City which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Lamsa Bible
For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for he looked for a city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Godbey New Testament
for he anticipated a city having foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Haweis New Testament
For he expected a city having foundations, of which God is the planner and architect.

Mace New Testament
for he had in view the city, whose foundations are sure, the architect and founder being God.

Weymouth New Testament
for he continually looked forward to the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Worrell New Testament
for he was waiting for the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Worsley New Testament
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose maker and founder is God.
















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