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Hbr 11:16 — But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

they desire		Hbr 11:14; Hbr 12:22
God is		Hbr 2:11
to be		Gen 17:7,8; Exd 3:6,15; Isa 41:8-10; Jer 31:1; Mat 22:31,32; Mar 12:26; Luk 20:37; Act 7:32
for		Hbr 11:10; Hbr 13:14; Mat 25:34; Luk 12:32; Phl 3:20

Correlating Passages

they desire

	Hbr 11:14	For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
	Hbr 12:22	But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

God is

Hbr 2:11

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

to be

	Gen 17:7	And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
	Gen 17:8	And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
	Exd 3:6	Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
	Exd 3:15	And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.
	Isa 41:8	But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
	Isa 41:9	[Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
	Isa 41:10	Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
	Jer 31:1	At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
	Mat 22:31	But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
	Mat 22:32	I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
	Mar 12:26	And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
	Luk 20:37	Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
	Act 7:32	[Saying], I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

for

	Hbr 11:10	For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God.
	Hbr 13:14	For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
	Mat 25:34	Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
	Luk 12:32	Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
	Phl 3:20	For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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Scott, Thomas. "Hebrews 11:16," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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