Hebrews 11:14
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seeke a countrey.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:18–7Rank 1 from verse 14
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- Hebrews 11:16Rank 2 from verse 14
16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
16But now they desire a better countrey, that is, an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to bee called their God: for he hath prepared for thē a city.
- Hebrews 13:14Rank 3 from verse 14
- Romans 8:23–25Rank 4 from verse 14
23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
23And not only they, but our selues also which haue the first fruites of the spirit, euen we our selues groane within our selues, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the *redemption of our body.
24For wee are saued by hope: but hope that is seene, is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25But if wee hope for that wee see not, then doe wee with patience waite for it.
- Philippians 1:23Rank 5 from verse 14
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Hebrews 11:14
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Evidently; clearly; not obscurely.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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13These 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.
13These all died †in faith, not hauing receiued the promises, but hauing seene them a farre off, and were perswaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
14For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seeke a countrey.
Selected passage15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
15And truly if they had been mindfull of that countrey, from whence they came out, they might haue had opportunitie to haue returned: