Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

for he anticipated a city having 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.

King James Version

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Holman Bible

For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

International Standard Version

because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

A Conservative Version

For he anticipated the city that has the foundations, whose builder and architect is God.

American Standard Version

for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Amplified

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.

An Understandable Version

For he was looking forward to [living in] a city with [lasting] foundations, designed and built by God. [Note: This undoubtedly refers to heaven].

Anderson New Testament

for he looked for a city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Bible in Basic English

For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.

Common New Testament

for he was looking forward to the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for he had in view the city, whose foundations are sure, the architect and founder being God.

Darby Translation

for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is the artificer and constructor.

Goodspeed New Testament

For he was looking forward to that city with the sure foundations, designed and built by God.

John Wesley New Testament

For he looked for the city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Julia Smith Translation

For he awaited a city having foundations, whose artificer and maker is God.

King James 2000

For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For he was expecting the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder [is] God.

Modern King James verseion

For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he looked for a city having a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.

Moffatt New Testament

he was waiting for the City with its fixed foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Montgomery New Testament

For he continually looked for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker 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 the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Noyes New Testament

for he was looking for the city which hath foundations, whose maker and builder is God.

Sawyer New Testament

for he looked for the city which has foundations [fixed abodes] whose designer and builder is God.

The Emphasized Bible

For he was awaiting the city having foundations, whose architect and builder is, God.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For he expected a city having foundations, of which God is the planner and architect.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For he was looking for the City with the sure foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Webster

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.

Williams New Testament

For he was confidently looking forward to that city with the solid foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

World English Bible

For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor is God.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he looked for
ἐκδέχομαι 
Ekdechomai 
Usage: 8

a city
πόλις 
Polis 
Usage: 132

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

θεμέλιος 
themelios 
Usage: 13

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

τεχνίτης 
Technites 
Usage: 4

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

δημιουργός 
Demiourgos 
Usage: 1

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Hebrews 11:10

Images Hebrews 11:10

Prayers for Hebrews 11:10

Context Readings

Examples Of Faith In Action

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a strange country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise: 10 for he anticipated a city having foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 And by faith Sarah herself received power unto the conception of seed, even past the time of age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.

Cross References

Hebrews 12:22

but you have come to mount Zion, and to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the city of the living God, and to myriads of angels,

Hebrews 13:14

for we have here no continuing city, but we are seeking unto one which is to come.

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride is adorned for her husband.

John 14:2

Many mansions are in the house of my Father; but if it were not so, I would have told you; because I go to prepare a place for you.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle may be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

Philippians 3:20

For our citizenship is in the heavens; whence we are indeed looking for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

Hebrews 3:4

For every house is built by some one; and the one having built all things is God.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore receiving an unshaken kingdom, let us have grace, through which we may worship God acceptably with reverence and fear:

Revelation 21:10-27

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,

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