Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. New Living Translation Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. English Standard Version For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. Berean Standard Bible For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Berean Literal Bible For he was awaiting the city having foundations, of which the architect and builder is God. King James Bible For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. New King James Version for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. New American Standard Bible for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. NASB 1995 for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. NASB 1977 for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Legacy Standard Bible for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Amplified Bible For he was [waiting expectantly and confidently] looking forward to the city which has foundations, [an eternal, heavenly city] whose architect and builder is God. Christian Standard Bible For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Holman Christian Standard Bible For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. American Standard Version for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Contemporary English Version Abraham did this, because he was waiting for the eternal city God had planned and built. English Revised Version for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abraham was waiting for the city that God had designed and built, the city with permanent foundations. Good News Translation For Abraham was waiting for the city which God has designed and built, the city with permanent foundations. International Standard Version because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Majority Standard Bible For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. NET Bible For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God. New Heart English Bible For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Webster's Bible Translation For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Weymouth New Testament for he continually looked forward to the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God. World English Bible For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose craftsman and constructor [is] God. Berean Literal Bible For he was awaiting the city having foundations, of which the architect and builder is God. Young's Literal Translation for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor is God. Smith's Literal Translation For he awaited a city having foundations, whose artificer and maker is God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor he looked for a city that hath foundations; whose builder and maker is God. Catholic Public Domain Version For he was awaiting a city having firm foundations, whose designer and builder is God. New American Bible for he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God. New Revised Standard Version For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For he was looking for The City which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentfor he looked for a city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Godbey New Testament for he anticipated a city having foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Haweis New Testament For he expected a city having foundations, of which God is the planner and architect. Mace New Testament for he had in view the city, whose foundations are sure, the architect and founder being God. Weymouth New Testament for he continually looked forward to the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Worrell New Testament for he was waiting for the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Worsley New Testament For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose maker and founder is God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Faith of Abraham and Sarah…9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.… Cross References Revelation 21:2 I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:10-14 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. ... Revelation 21:22-27 But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. ... John 14:2-3 In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. 2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. Revelation 3:12 The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name. Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Colossians 1:5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel 1 Peter 1:4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Ephesians 2:19-22 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ... Isaiah 54:11-12 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires. / I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones. Isaiah 60:19-20 No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. / Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease. Treasury of Scripture For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. he looked. Hebrews 12:22,28 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, … Hebrews 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. whose. Hebrews 3:4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. Isaiah 14:32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Jump to Previous Artificer Builder City Continually Forward Foundations Maker Strong WaitedJump to Next Artificer Builder City Continually Forward Foundations Maker Strong WaitedHebrews 11 1. What faith is.6. Without faith we cannot please God. 7. The examples of faithfulness in the fathers of old time. For he was looking forward This phrase indicates a forward-thinking faith, a vision beyond the present circumstances. The Greek word used here, "ἐξεδέχετο" (exedecheto), implies an eager expectation or waiting. Abraham, the subject of this verse, exemplifies a faith that is not satisfied with the temporal but is fixed on the eternal promises of God. This forward-looking faith is a hallmark of the patriarchs, who lived as sojourners on earth, always anticipating the fulfillment of God's promises. to the city with foundations whose architect and builder is God Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. he was looking forward to ἐξεδέχετο (exedecheto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1551: To wait for, expect. From ek and dechomai; to accept from some source, i.e. to await. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. city πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. with ἔχουσαν (echousan) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. foundations, θεμελίους (themelious) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2310: From a derivative of tithemi; something put down, i.e. A substruction. whose ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. architect τεχνίτης (technitēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5079: A craftsman, artisan, architect, builder. From techne; an artisan; figuratively, a founder. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. builder [is] δημιουργὸς (dēmiourgos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1217: An artisan, builder, maker; one who labors for the public. From demos and ergon; a worker for the people, i.e. Mechanic. God. Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. 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