Worsley(i)
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose maker and founder is God.
11 By faith also Sarah received strength to conceive seed, and brought forth a son when she was past age, because she accounted Him faithful who had promised.
12 So that there descended even from one, and him in a manner dead, a posterity like the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand on the sea shore, innumerable.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but seen them from afar, and been persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
14 Now they that say such things shew plainly that they are seeking their own country:
15 and if they had been mindful of that from which they came, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But they desire a better, that is, an heavenly one; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He hath prepared for them a city.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he who had received the promises, offered up his only son;
18 of whom it was told him, that in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 concluding that God was able to raise him even from the dead; from whence indeed he had in a manner received him.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things future.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped leaning on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph when he died, mentioned the departure of the children of Israel and gave a charge concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a fine child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin:
26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he looked to the recompence of reward.
27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he continued firm as seeing Him who is invisible.