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13 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. 14 For those who say such things make it manifest that they are seeking their paternal home. 15 And, if, indeed, they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But now they long for a better country , that is, a heavenly one ; wherefore, God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for He prepared for them a city. Hebrews 11:13-16, Worrell New Testament. Public domain.
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