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Berean Standard Bible

“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.”

Hebrews 11:8

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Study note

Abraham receives more attention in Hebrews 11 than anyone else on the list. The writer recalls Genesis 12, where God called Abram to leave his country, his relatives and his father's household and go to a land God would show him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

World English Bible (WEB)

By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

King James Version (KJV)

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

American Standard Version (ASV)

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he does go;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por la fe Abraham, siendo llamado, obedeció para salir al lugar que había de recibir por heredad; y salió sin saber dónde iba.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por la fe, Abraham, cuando fue llamado para ir al lugar que iba a recibir como herencia, obedeció y salió sin saber a dónde iba.

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