Hebrews 11:8-19
8By faith aAbraham, when he was called, obeyed 1by going out to a place which he was to breceive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9By faith he sojourned in athe land of promise, as in a foreign land, bdwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, cfellow heirs of the same promise, 10for he was looking for athe city which has bfoundations, cwhose architect and builder is God. 11By faith even aSarah herself 1received 2ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she regarded Him bfaithful who had promised. 12Therefore there were born even of one man, and ahim as good as dead 1at that, as many bas the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
13aAll these died in faith, bwithout receiving the promises, but chaving seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and dhaving confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15And indeed if they had been remembering that country from which they went out, athey would have had opportunity to return. 16But now, they aspire to a better country, that is, a aheavenly one. Therefore bGod is not 1ashamed to be ccalled their God, for dHe prepared a city for them.
17By faith aAbraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had breceived the promises was offering up his only son, 18to whom it was said, “aIn Isaac your seed shall be called.” 191He considered that aGod is able to raise people even from the dead, from which, 2,bfiguratively speaking, he also received him back.