Hebrews 11:13
All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth.
Genesis 23:4
"I am an alien and an outsider among you. Give me a cemetery among you where I can bury my dead away from my presence."
Psalm 39:12
Hear my prayer, LORD, pay attention to my cry, and do not ignore my tears. I am an alien in your presence, a stranger just like my ancestors were.
Genesis 47:9
"I'm 130 years old," Jacob replied. "My years have turned out to be few and unpleasant, but I haven't yet reached the age my ancestors did during their travels on earth."
John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad."
Hebrews 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, without being afraid of the king's anger, and he persevered because he saw the one who is invisible.
Hebrews 11:39
All these people won approval for their faith but they did not receive what was promised,
Matthew 13:17
I tell all of you with certainty, many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them."
1 Peter 1:17
If you call "Father" the one who judges everyone impartially according to what they have done, you must live in reverent fear as long as you are strangers in a strange land.
1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.
Genesis 25:8
then passed away, dying at a ripe old age, having lived a full life, and joined his ancestors.
Genesis 27:2-4
"Look how old I am! I could die any day now,
Genesis 48:21
By doing this, he placed Ephraim before Manasseh. Then Israel told Joseph, "Pay attention! I'm about to die, but God will be with you. He'll bring you back to the land that belongs to your ancestors.
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a ruler's staff from between his feet, until the one comes, who owns them both, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations.
Genesis 49:18
"LORD, I'm waiting for your salvation."
Genesis 49:28
That's how Israel blessed these twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them when he pronounced his blessing for them, blessing each one with a blessing suitable for them.
Genesis 49:33
After concluding this set of instructions to his sons, Jacob tucked his feet up into bed, quit breathing, and was gathered to his ancestors.
Genesis 50:24
Later, Joseph told his brothers, "I'm going to die soon, but God will certainly provide for you and bring you up from this land to the land that he promised with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
Numbers 24:17
I can see him, but not right now. I observe him, but from a distance. A star streams forth from Jacob; a scepter arises from Israel. He will crush Moab's forehead, along with all of Seth's descendants.
1 Chronicles 29:14-15
But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you.
Job 19:25
"As for me, I know that my Vindicator is alive; And he, the Last One, will take his stand on the soil.
Psalm 119:19
Since I am a stranger on the earth, do not hide your commands from me.
John 12:41
Isaiah said this when he saw his glory and spoke about him.
Romans 4:21
being absolutely convinced that God would do what he had promised.
Romans 8:24
For we were saved with this hope in mind. Now a hope that can be observed is not really hope, for who hopes for what can be seen?
Ephesians 2:19
That is why you are no longer strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,
1 Peter 1:10-12
Even the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours, carefully researched and investigated this salvation.
1 John 3:19
This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and how we will be able to keep ourselves strong in his presence.