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Berean Standard Bible

“If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.”

Hebrews 11:15

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Hebrews 11 praises Abraham, Sarah and the patriarchs who lived as foreigners in the land of promise, looking ahead to a better country.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

World English Bible (WEB)

If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.

King James Version (KJV)

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Que si se acordaran de aquella de donde salieron, cierto tenían tiempo para volverse:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

pero ellos no estaban pensando en la patria de la que salieron, pues habrían podido regresar a ella.

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