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Berean Standard Bible

“All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.”

Hebrews 11:13

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After describing Abel, Enoch, Noah and Abraham, the author pauses to reflect on the patriarchs and Sarah. They lived as foreigners in the land God had promised them, in tents, and they died before seeing the full fulfillment of what God had said.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

World English Bible (WEB)

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

King James Version (KJV)

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Conforme á la fe murieron todos éstos sin haber recibido las promesas, sino mirándolas de lejos, y creyéndolas, y saludándolas, y confesando que eran peregrinos y advenedizos sobre la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Todos ellos murieron sin haber recibido las cosas prometidas. Pero las vieron a lo lejos y reconocieron que ellos mismos eran extranjeros y sólo estaban de paso en la tierra.

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