Hebrews 11:13

Hebrews 11:13 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

13All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

13All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God’s] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. [Gen 23:4; Ps 39:12]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

13All 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.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

13These 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.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

13All these died in faith, and receiued not the promises, but sawe them a farre off, and beleeued them, and receiued them thankefully, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

13These 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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

13All these people continued to believe God until they died. But they did not receive all the things that God had promised to give them. They were like people who saw those things far away. They were happy to see them. These people understood that they lived as strangers and travellers on the earth.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

13All these died in faith, having not received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having been persuaded, and having greeted [them], and having confessed that they are strangers and sojourners on the earth,

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