13. All of these passed away, adhering to faith, not having received the promises, yet beholding them from afar and saluting them, and confessing themselves to be sojourners and guests upon the earth.
14. For those who speak in this way are themselves indicating that they seek a homeland.
15. And if, indeed, they had been mindful of the very place from which they departed, they certainly would have returned in time.
16. But now they hunger for a better place, that is, Heaven. For this reason, God is not ashamed to be called their God. For he has prepared a city for them.
17. By faith, Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac, so that he who had received the promises was offering up his only son.
18. To him, it was said, "Through Isaac, shall your offspring be summoned,"