Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. New Living Translation If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. English Standard Version If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. Berean Standard Bible If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Berean Literal Bible And indeed if they had been remembering that from where they came out, they would have had opportunity to return. King James Bible And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. New King James Version And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. New American Standard Bible And indeed if they had been thinking of that country which they left, they would have had opportunity to return. NASB 1995 And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. NASB 1977 And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. Legacy Standard Bible And indeed if they had been remembering that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. Amplified Bible And if they had been thinking of that country from which they departed [as their true home], they would have had [a continuing] opportunity to return. Christian Standard Bible If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return. Holman Christian Standard Bible If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return. American Standard Version And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. Contemporary English Version If they had been talking about the land where they had once lived, they could have gone back at any time. English Revised Version And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. GOD'S WORD® Translation If they had been thinking about the country that they had left, they could have found a way to go back. Good News Translation They did not keep thinking about the country they had left; if they had, they would have had the chance to return. International Standard Version If they had been thinking about what they had left behind, they would have had an opportunity to go back. Majority Standard Bible If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. NET Bible In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. New Heart English Bible If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return. Webster's Bible Translation And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came, they might have had opportunity to return. Weymouth New Testament And if they had cherished the remembrance of the country they had left, they would have found an opportunity to return; World English Bible If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return, Berean Literal Bible And indeed if they had been remembering that from where they came out, they would have had opportunity to return. Young's Literal Translation and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return, Smith's Literal Translation And truly if they remembered that from which they came out, they had time to have returned. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd truly if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they had doubtless time to return. Catholic Public Domain Version And if, indeed, they had been mindful of the very place from which they departed, they certainly would have returned in time. New American Bible If they had been thinking of the land from which they had come, they would have had opportunity to return. New Revised Standard Version If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity to return. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if they had a desire for that very country from which they went out, they had time to return to it again. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if they had been seeking that city which they had left, they had time to return again to it. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd if indeed they had been mindful of that from which they came, they could have had an opportunity to return. Godbey New Testament If indeed they remember that country from which they came out, they would have had an opportunity to return; Haweis New Testament And if indeed they had fixed their minds on that from whence they had gone forth, they might have had opportunity to go back to it again. Mace New Testament and truly, if that had been in their view, they might have had an opportunity of returning to the place from whence they came. Weymouth New Testament And if they had cherished the remembrance of the country they had left, they would have found an opportunity to return; Worrell New Testament And, if, indeed, they had been mindful of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. Worsley New Testament and if they had been mindful of that from which they came, they might have had opportunity to have returned. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Faith of Abraham and Sarah…14Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.… Cross References Genesis 12:1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. Genesis 15:7 The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” Genesis 24:4-7 but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” / The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” / Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there. ... Genesis 31:13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’” Genesis 11:31 And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there. Genesis 13:9 Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.” Genesis 24:6 Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there. Genesis 28:15 Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 50:24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Acts 7:2-4 And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. Acts 7:39 But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. Acts 7:45 And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. Luke 9:62 Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Treasury of Scripture And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from where they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. mindful. Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. Genesis 12:10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. Genesis 24:6-8 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again… Jump to Previous Chances Cherished Country Enough Forth Found Indeed Kept Mind Mindful Opportunity Remembrance Thinking Time Turning WhenceJump to Next Chances Cherished Country Enough Forth Found Indeed Kept Mind Mindful Opportunity Remembrance Thinking Time Turning WhenceHebrews 11 1. What faith is.6. Without faith we cannot please God. 7. The examples of faithfulness in the fathers of old time. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return If they had been thinking The phrase "If they had been thinking" suggests a deliberate and conscious reflection. The Greek word used here is "emnemoneuon," which implies a mindful remembrance or consideration. This indicates that the patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were not preoccupied with their past or the land they left behind. Their focus was on the promises of God and the future He had set before them. This teaches us about the importance of where we set our minds and hearts, encouraging believers to focus on God's promises rather than past comforts or securities. of the country they had left they would have had opportunity to return Greek Ifεἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. they had been thinking of ἐμνημόνευον (emnēmoneuon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3421: From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse. [the country] ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. they had left, ἐξέβησαν (exebēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1545: (a) a way out, escape, (b) result, issue. From a compound of ek and the base of basis; an exit. they would have had εἶχον (eichon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. opportunity καιρὸν (kairon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2540: Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. to return. ἀνακάμψαι (anakampsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 344: To bend or turn back; I return. From ana and kampto; to turn back. Links Hebrews 11:15 NIVHebrews 11:15 NLT Hebrews 11:15 ESV Hebrews 11:15 NASB Hebrews 11:15 KJV Hebrews 11:15 BibleApps.com Hebrews 11:15 Biblia Paralela Hebrews 11:15 Chinese Bible Hebrews 11:15 French Bible Hebrews 11:15 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Hebrews 11:15 If indeed they had been thinking (Heb. He. Hb) |
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